FLOOR TIME

The posture of stopping brings the resonance of peace, inactivity, and stillness into the foreground of your being. So what is that posture? Quite simply, it is laying on the floor on your back with your legs up, hence the name floor time. People who struggle with stopping, meditation, unplugging, etc. may find this practice to be most helpful. For whatever reason, the body loves this posture. It takes the intention of stopping to a whole new level. Something occurs energetically from putting yourself in this position. Maybe it is being on the floor, maybe it is having your hips and knees bent, maybe it is the combination of the two, but the resonance that emerges from doing floor time totally helps with stopping.

To get the most out of floor time, consider having a pillow for the back of your head for comfort, but make sure the pillow isn't too thick. You do not want to have your neck bent too much. Having your head too far off of the floor relative to your shoulders being firmly on the floor will disrupt the posture. Another important consideration is making sure your thighs and legs are at 90 degree angles at the respective hip and knee joints. Find a couch, a chair, a bed, etc. that you can use to place your legs up. In doing this correctly, your knees are up pointing toward the ceiling. Your legs are flat on the couch, chair, or bed. The couch, chair, or bed is directly under your knees at a 90 degree angle. Do your best to keep your lower extremities as close as possible to a right angle, which is 90 degrees. Your thighs and legs should be making an upside down L.

Lastly, keep your palms up on the floor facing the ceiling and find the most comfortable position for your arms. Putting your arms down to your sides is not that comfortable or peaceful of a position. Having your arms spread out wide forming a letter T is also not that comfortable. Find a place in between those two extremes that is most comfortable, relaxing, and easy to maintain. Stay in this position as long as you like. Consider doing at least five minutes each time. Do it as often as you like. Try getting in at least one break per day for floor time.

When you are in the middle of floor time, give yourself permission to empty your thoughts, clear your mind, and just be one with the floor. Tune into the nothingness of being in this posture. Feel it. If thoughts start to emerge, you can entertain them gently but not to the point that they distract you from experiencing the phenomenon of floor time. Be with the experience and phenomenon of floor time. As a side note, this is also a good practice for Active Stopping.

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