What does your emotional terrain look like? Really, it is something worth exploring. If you stop for a moment and connect in to the heart, or sit and focus on connecting to the body, notice what surfaces in your mind. Can you identify an image of a landscape that represents how you feel?
Is it rocky, a jagged cliffs edge, is it a picture of rolling hills, a long stretch of sandy beach, a lake by a mountain?
When you explore things using creative imagery it can free the mind up starting a process of exploring how you are feeling without plowing over the same old stories and feelings. Not to say that the same stories and themes won’t be a part of this process but by exploring things using creative imagery it can help people move past blocks.
Explore the current terrain, noticing the details exploring it fully in a gentle, curious way, and notice if the terrain changes. Sometimes changes can be quick and dramatic, changing from a jagged cliffs edge to a tranquil oasis full of coconut trees and crystal blue water. The key is to follow the journey without judgment. It does take some practice, but with practice using this type of body-centered meditation can help you gain insight into what you are feeling.
Having our eyes open and aware of our emotional terrain is a good thing.
Insight Reiki sessions use a similar process. Receiving Insight Reiki helps to bypass the logical mind, allowing your creative mind to guide the way which can often be effective in freeing emotional blocks.
Try out this meditation then come visit again, and tell us, what does your emotional terrain look like?
