How Excitement Relaxes
When my husband Clayton Haslop performs on his violin, he lights the audience on fire.
His mind and body are in a perfect balance of excitement and relaxation. Every part of him is alert and aware. His heart opens up like a lotus flower receiving, breathing, inspiring. This magical union of yin and yang is a sight – and sound – to behold.
What if I tell you, it can be accessed in any activity you do. Even while you’re reading these very words.
For example, this morning while exercising and stretching I particularly focused on my form. I made sure to point my toes, stretch out my legs, keep excellent posture and make every exercise as beautiful as possible.
Sure enough, I had a great session. My extra attention released an excitement, a thrilling joy-juice of emotions inside me. Nothing felt routine this morning, even though I’ve been doing some of these exercises for years.
Funny thing is, I also felt much more relaxed about the whole event and totally lost track of time. Even now.
I realized that relaxing requires focus and focus requires relaxation. Just like great music has an underlying tingling tension – the ‘what’s next feeling’ – as well as an element of ecstasy.
Everything great is imbued with this gentle power – a fusion of virility and sensitivity.
Think of a person you most admire, whether in history or living today. I can assure you they resonate to this vibration of excitement and relaxation.
Or, imagine the thrill and peace of watching a glorious sunrise or sunset, majestic mountains bathed in light, or a tropical waterfall spilling into a lotus pond. These images of nature are all reminders of our own immense beauty.
A beauty so extraordinarily delicate and so immensely powerful.
Warm Regards,
Tania Gabrielle French
P.S. The arts are one of the best and easiest gateways to feeling the beauty within you. Whether you’re being inspired by a painting, poetry, dance or music – make sure you get a regular dose of inspiration. Make your life extraordinary by listening music and words of beauty and wisdom.
His mind and body are in a perfect balance of excitement and relaxation. Every part of him is alert and aware. His heart opens up like a lotus flower receiving, breathing, inspiring. This magical union of yin and yang is a sight – and sound – to behold.
What if I tell you, it can be accessed in any activity you do. Even while you’re reading these very words.
For example, this morning while exercising and stretching I particularly focused on my form. I made sure to point my toes, stretch out my legs, keep excellent posture and make every exercise as beautiful as possible.
Sure enough, I had a great session. My extra attention released an excitement, a thrilling joy-juice of emotions inside me. Nothing felt routine this morning, even though I’ve been doing some of these exercises for years.
Funny thing is, I also felt much more relaxed about the whole event and totally lost track of time. Even now.
I realized that relaxing requires focus and focus requires relaxation. Just like great music has an underlying tingling tension – the ‘what’s next feeling’ – as well as an element of ecstasy.
Everything great is imbued with this gentle power – a fusion of virility and sensitivity.
Think of a person you most admire, whether in history or living today. I can assure you they resonate to this vibration of excitement and relaxation.
Or, imagine the thrill and peace of watching a glorious sunrise or sunset, majestic mountains bathed in light, or a tropical waterfall spilling into a lotus pond. These images of nature are all reminders of our own immense beauty.
A beauty so extraordinarily delicate and so immensely powerful.
Warm Regards,
Tania Gabrielle French
P.S. The arts are one of the best and easiest gateways to feeling the beauty within you. Whether you’re being inspired by a painting, poetry, dance or music – make sure you get a regular dose of inspiration. Make your life extraordinary by listening music and words of beauty and wisdom.
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