Body Stillness For Mental Discipline

Are you up for a mental and physical challenge? Can you will your body not to move? For how long? This discipline practice is used to still the mind through stilling the body. Once we have command over our body’s movements, we will begin to master the initial stages of commanding the mind to become less restless and agitated, more still. Mastering body stillness for periods of up to one hour is suggested in order to begin mastering the initial stages of mental concentration practices.

Transcript

Moving into body stillness.

We use this practice to help discipline our mind.

When the body is moving,

The mind is moving.

So we work on stilling our body so we can still our minds.

Find a comfortable seat with your spine tall.

The eyes are closed or lowered.

Breathe in.

Exhale let go of any tension.

Move your awareness now to the right foot.

From the toes to the heel,

The right foot is relaxed and still.

The left foot,

From toes to heel,

The left foot is soft and steady.

The right leg,

From the toes to the ankle,

The ankle to the knee,

The knee to the hip,

The whole right leg is steady and relaxed.

The left leg,

From the toes to the ankle,

The ankle to knee,

The knee to hip,

The entire left leg is stable and soft.

The gluteus,

The pelvic floor,

The hips are cemented to the surface below.

Move your attention to the back of your body.

The back is motionless.

The front of the torso,

Still.

Become aware of the right hand,

From the fingers to the wrist,

The right hand is steady.

The left hand,

From fingers to wrist,

Still.

The right arm,

From the fingers to wrist,

The wrist to the elbow,

Elbow to shoulder,

The right arm is stable yet relaxed.

The left arm,

From fingers to wrist,

Wrist to elbow,

Elbow to shoulder,

The entire left arm is steady.

The neck is motionless.

The head is motionless.

From the toes to the top of the head,

The entire body is still yet relaxed.

Feel your body to remain still.

You might have an itch,

You might scratch or yawn.

Perhaps you even blink your eyes open.

If you move,

Be aware that you're moving,

Then go back to body stillness.

As your body becomes more and more still,

You'll notice the only thing moving is the breath,

Breathing your body.

Let go.

Try and resist the urge to fidget or fix yourself or move.

As you discipline your body,

You discipline the mind.

Let go.

Try practicing body stillness for up to 15 or 30 minutes.

And now take your attention back to your breath.

Become aware of your body.

Inhale fully.

Exhale completely.

When you're ready blink your eyes to open.

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