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Mind-Body Connection

by Susan Kaiser Greenland

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Meditation
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We imagine biting into a lemon to help us understand the connection between what’s happening in our minds and what’s happening in our bodies.

Mind BodyImageryReactionsGuided ImageryBody Mind Spirit ConnectionSensory ImageryBodily FunctionsCitrus VisualizationsVisualizations

Transcript

Mind-body connection.

I wonder if what we think changes how our bodies feel.

I wonder if how our bodies feel changes what we think.

Let's see if we can figure that out by imagining that we're biting into a lemon.

I want you to notice if there's a connection between what happens in your mind and what happens in your body.

Are you ready?

Sit with your back straight,

Your body relaxed,

Your hands on your knees,

And your eyes closed.

And just think,

You're sitting at your kitchen table.

On the table in front of you is a lemon and a knife on a cutting board.

You take one hand and you put it on the lemon.

You're getting ready to cut it,

And you notice that the lemon feels cold and a little bit wet.

Grab the knife,

Slice the lemon,

And a little bit of lemon juice squirts out,

And you feel the wet lemon juice and you can smell it.

Now grab one half of that lemon and slice that in half again so you have a lemon quarter,

Like a wedge of lemon.

Pick up that wedge,

Bring it just below your nose and take a whiff.

Deep breath in and you smell that lemon juice.

Is your mouth puckering up?

Mine is.

And now bite into it.

I'm wondering if your body reacted to thinking about biting into a lemon in the same way it would have reacted if you had actually bitten into a lemon.

I know mine did.

If your body did,

That's an example of a mind-body connection.

And now that you understand what I mean when I say mind-body connection,

My guess is you'll start to see them all the time on your own.

Meet your Teacher

Susan Kaiser GreenlandLos Angeles, CA

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Recent Reviews

Noelle

July 20, 2023

Wish this was longer!! Enjoyed it so much!

TigerLily149381512125

August 29, 2020

Awe sooooo loved this❣️🤣 What a neat way to get my kids to try this... TY 🌟

Brittany

April 1, 2019

Wonderful I love how you brought a lemon up because I can really sense and think about the affects of the lemon. Thank you🙏😁🍋

Jemma

January 21, 2019

Good intro to mind body connection!

PurificaTion

September 2, 2018

Simple but amazing! It made me smile and I felt good! Thank you for the lemons 🍋 🍋 🍋 Namaste 🙏

Laila

June 4, 2018

Fantastic! Can't wait to get my son to listen, thank you x

Nikki

April 21, 2018

Great! I want more mind body connections for me and my autistic 12 yr old boy! So helpful!

Southern

November 6, 2017

Intended for kids, this instruction is short, simple, and brilliant for getting across the concept to kids or adults who are just starting to look within.

Daniel

June 26, 2017

Mouth was watering not puckering. But then again I eat lemons. Still the mind-body connection was there.

Debra

June 4, 2017

Loved it. So simple. Big smile 💞

LanaB

June 3, 2017

🙏🏽so needed this

DaveCB

June 3, 2017

Simple, short but eye opening and enlightening. Loved it

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