Comments on: Re-entry. http://www.lucyviret.co.uk/2010/02/02/re-entry/ how does this thing work again? Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:29:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Casey http://www.lucyviret.co.uk/2010/02/02/re-entry/comment-page-1/#comment-380 Casey Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:49:05 +0000 http://www.lucyviret.co.uk/2010/02/02/re-entry/#comment-380 Hiya Lucy- Yay for experimenting! I'm totally into experimenting with my habits. I poke, and I try, and I check in with my feelings to see what works or doesn't. I've been trying the motto, "if it doesn't make me happy, I don't do it" (obviously this can't work for *everything*, but it usually doesn't hurt to try stuff out) I'm not a morning person AT ALL. If there's no actual reason to get up, my hubby and I will laze in bed until noon or after. That being said, here's a thing I've been trying to work with (and it involves me making a "morning" ritual, too). Night-before stuff I can *leave* in the living room, I do. These include a blanket, my journal, and a glass of water. The actual night before, I lay out some comfy clothes, pop the Shiva DVD into the player, and make sure my iPod is charged and on my meditation/shiva playlist The day of: 1) Get up and slip into the something comfy I put out the night before. 2) Wander out to the living room and settle down on the couch. If it's cold, wrap the blanket around myself. 3) Sit. If I have a lot of time, I listen to Fabeku's 8-minute Yummy Sound Music. If time is short, I simply sit quietly for a minute or so and concentrate on my breathing. 4) Get up and hit play on the DVD (and sometimes the music). I let my feelings at that particular time dictate which section of the DVD I'll watch and sometimes I just play the DVD muted and practice to music, again letting my mood guide me. Some days I'll shiva-it-up for 5 minutes, sometimes as long as 30. 5) Grab my journal, throw the blanket back on, and sit quietly for a few more minutes. Jot down whatever is running through my head. I've been trying to do this ritual at least every other day. I've noticed that I feel better and less depressed the more regularly I do it. Since I set up a lot of the stuff in advance, it's been pretty easy. I actually started trying this ritual right after Havi's Sacramento class. That day was pretty powerful for me, so I can imagine an entire week's retreat would be amazing. Good luck with experimenting with your stuff - I hope you'll keep sharing because it really REALLY helps to hear what you've been trying and how it works or doesn't. ((hugs)) -casey .-= Casey´s last blog ..<a href="http://digitaldemolition.com/i-am-the-god-of-fake-dead-cats/" rel="nofollow">I am the god of fake dead cats</a> =-. Hiya Lucy-
Yay for experimenting! I’m totally into experimenting with my habits. I poke, and I try, and I check in with my feelings to see what works or doesn’t. I’ve been trying the motto, “if it doesn’t make me happy, I don’t do it” (obviously this can’t work for *everything*, but it usually doesn’t hurt to try stuff out)
I’m not a morning person AT ALL. If there’s no actual reason to get up, my hubby and I will laze in bed until noon or after. That being said, here’s a thing I’ve been trying to work with (and it involves me making a “morning” ritual, too).
Night-before stuff I can *leave* in the living room, I do. These include a blanket, my journal, and a glass of water.
The actual night before, I lay out some comfy clothes, pop the Shiva DVD into the player, and make sure my iPod is charged and on my meditation/shiva playlist
The day of:
1) Get up and slip into the something comfy I put out the night before.
2) Wander out to the living room and settle down on the couch. If it’s cold, wrap the blanket around myself.
3) Sit. If I have a lot of time, I listen to Fabeku’s 8-minute Yummy Sound Music. If time is short, I simply sit quietly for a minute or so and concentrate on my breathing.
4) Get up and hit play on the DVD (and sometimes the music). I let my feelings at that particular time dictate which section of the DVD I’ll watch and sometimes I just play the DVD muted and practice to music, again letting my mood guide me. Some days I’ll shiva-it-up for 5 minutes, sometimes as long as 30.
5) Grab my journal, throw the blanket back on, and sit quietly for a few more minutes. Jot down whatever is running through my head.

I’ve been trying to do this ritual at least every other day.
I’ve noticed that I feel better and less depressed the more regularly I do it. Since I set up a lot of the stuff in advance, it’s been pretty easy.
I actually started trying this ritual right after Havi’s Sacramento class. That day was pretty powerful for me, so I can imagine an entire week’s retreat would be amazing.
Good luck with experimenting with your stuff – I hope you’ll keep sharing because it really REALLY helps to hear what you’ve been trying and how it works or doesn’t.
((hugs))
-casey
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]]> By: Josiane http://www.lucyviret.co.uk/2010/02/02/re-entry/comment-page-1/#comment-378 Josiane Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:51:55 +0000 http://www.lucyviret.co.uk/2010/02/02/re-entry/#comment-378 Oh yes on the "everything's a bit different" thing! That feels true here too. Thank you, Lucy, for this: "I’m scared of being energetic without having somewhere for all that energy to go". I, too, am scared of what would happen if I had more energy, but for different reasons. Still, it felt like a tiny lightbulb went on when I read that sentence, so I guess I have some Shiva Nata and journaling to do around that. I have a feeling it will be useful to explore this thing from that different angle, and I'm curious to see what will come out of that. Yay! .-= Josiane´s last blog ..<a href="http://kimianak.posterous.com/taking-action-instead-of-resolving-to-do-so" rel="nofollow">Taking action instead of resolving to do so</a> =-. Oh yes on the “everything’s a bit different” thing! That feels true here too.

Thank you, Lucy, for this: “I’m scared of being energetic without having somewhere for all that energy to go”. I, too, am scared of what would happen if I had more energy, but for different reasons. Still, it felt like a tiny lightbulb went on when I read that sentence, so I guess I have some Shiva Nata and journaling to do around that. I have a feeling it will be useful to explore this thing from that different angle, and I’m curious to see what will come out of that. Yay!
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