Becka
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In nature or surroundings when I’m alone I found Open Vision to be a natural process for me. I think this is because I take photographs and am looking for what is around me and challenging myself to see something that I didn’t notice before or see it differently. When in conversation I found practicing this to be distracting me from what was being said. I had to increase my concentration when I was expanding my awareness of what I saw. I imagine this will get easier with practice.
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I found the open vision to be an interesting experience. It helped me to center and increase my present awareness. I found it difficult however when in conversation to maintain focus on the person I was listening to. I imagine with practice this will become easier.
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I also found open vision more difficult than surround sound. It’s hard for me to let go of focusing on one thing. When I sat by a stream and practiced this I noticed flowers, grasshoppers, dragonflies, and deeper areas in the stream. It reminded me of something I used to say and had forgotten about. “The more you sit, the more you see.”
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During the surround sound experience, I noticed my mind and body slowing down and I felt increased contentment. Something I mentioned on the worksheet is that some of the areas where I practiced I’m near I70. The sound of cars has become something I have wanted to escape and I seek places to hike or go where I won’t hear them. I was surprised that during this exercise, the sound of the cars just became a sound, not an annoyance. I enjoyed hearing the wind in the trees, the birds and bugs, the wind chime and others voices off in the distance of people that were hiking. The experience led me to sit for a while each time after I was done and feel the sun or watch a butterfly move from daisy to daisy. This exercise is meditative and something I’ll share with my clients.
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Great! Thanks, I will. 🙂