The Healing Power of Presence

I was ill with some sort of virus recently, and remembered what Eckhart Tolle had to say about how he became even more present than usual when he was ill. So, I tried being present with my stomach ache, and noticed that my body really liked it. It relaxed with the result that I felt better!

I hadn’t noticed how much I was “holding on” to avoid feeling any discomfort, which only added to the discomfort. I also wondered if there was anything I could do, but “nothing” seemed to be the correct answer. Just taking a time out, doing nothing, feeling my body and being present. Very pleasant!

Eckhart Tolle’s Tips for Getting in Touch with Your Being

As Eckhart suggests:

“Can you feel the inner body? As I can right now, every cell is alive, there’s a presence that pervades the body, the entirety of the body, and it’s a beautiful feeling. And that is consciousness.”

Take a conscious breath
Without looking at them, feel your hands. Extend that feeling to the inner energy body of your arms, then your torso, legs, – feet and head.
To bring you into the present moment, here is the 5 senses practice. Look around you and find:

5 things you can see
4 things you can hear
3 things you can touch
2 things you can smell
1 thing you can taste

Our Built-In Healing Factory

Science has shown that we have our own dopamine and serotonin factories built in! Just relax and let your body do its thing. Put on some healing music while you’re at it.
My Reiki Meditations Album is perfect. I created for it for hands-on-healing, also known as Reiki, where the hands are near or touching the body.