This week I’d like to share a blogpost by a favourite author of mine that I feel everyone could benefit from immensely. Martha Beck, Life Coach and Author, explains the concept of “doing nothing” in her most recent post.
Click here to read it.
I completely understand when she describes how much we all want to do nothing for a while (i.e. have a break), yet how absolutely resistant we can be to going through with it, even for ten minutes. I challenge you to begin this as a daily ritual. I have.
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A couple of years ago, I led a weekly relaxation class over six weeks. The time was spent practicing different forms of relaxation (meditation, stretching, visualization, muscle relaxation). I put it on upon hearing that some of my Nia students felt they were lacking it in their lives, and realizing that I was feeling the same. I was sure this class was going to be popular, after all I was giving them what they said they desperately needed!
Five students was the largest number that showed up for any one class. Usually it was three.
It turned out that many of those who originally expressed interest told me that they didn’t have the time to attend (the most common excuse in any path towards greater health, exercise or well-being by the way). In other words their lives were too busy to relax and they weren’t really ready to change that even though they had asked for it.
This is not uncommon. No matter how much we all want things, most of the time we’re not prepared to do what it takes. Reading Martha Beck’s blogpost may inspire you to sit in emptiness every day for a short while and see where it takes you. You may find that any resistance which is in the way of your highest priorities will simply begin to melt away.
And it’s amazing how much fullness you will feel by sitting through the emptiness.
