TENSIONS

Through practicing yoga and meditation, I’ve come to realize that I have a lot of tensions in my body. Especially in the upper back and neck. When practicing if feels like I constantly wear the invisible huge backpack of junk. Thankfully from one practice through another, I feel I am releasing a piece by piece of that junk.  And the first step was being aware of that huge "backpack". 

Everything that happens to us, all the emotions and feelings that accompany situations we come across, are not only written in our self consciousness, but also our bodies.

It’s in our muscles, it’s in our body structures – how we stand, how we sit... There’s a LOT of people who are not standing straight because they have a huge invisible weight on their shoulders, because they have a low self-esteem, because they are scared, sad,... 

Everything is in the body. I believe a good masseur can feel it ALL. All the tensions. And through the touch of their fingertips I believe they can feel the energy we have stored in our body. 

It is important to take care of yourself. To release those tensions, not only with a good massage, but with certain practice as well. And most importantly… to confess yourself the fears, deepest secrets that you have, because with confessing, with confronting your fears (I think) you make the most of it. A huge weight on your shoulders would just come off. And I think, you would feel … lighter.

I remember keeping so many things inside that I shared only into my journal, but there were some that I just couldn’t write down on a piece of paper, or talk about them. And then, one day that balloon of emotions just exploded. That invisible backpack on my shoulders was too full. There were just too many emotions coming in.
Thankfully I had someone to listen at that time. And who would have thought… I felt lighter after it. I felt like a HUGE piece was coming down off of my shoulders.  
It was not a really good circumstance to do it at that time, but I couldn’t help my emotions. And looking back… it was worth it, because I wouldn’t be doing things as how I am doing them now. It made me who I am today. Everything happens for a reason. 

Years after, I am tearing down the backpack off of my shoulders. If you also feel any tensions in your body… feel them all. Ask yourself why you have them… and write it down, or talk to someone. Release them with practice, meditation, massage, breath… Let them go! And most importantly… TREAT YOURSELF GOOD! Don’t think you don’t deserve it. 

T R E A T yourself GOOD! Do it for you and for the benefit of your own health and happiness. 

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