One of my favorite times of the day is the early morning. While sometimes I get upset when I wake up in the wee hours and cannot go back to sleep, I shift to gratitude, and my new day begins.
Gratitude for stillness, coffee, time… silence.
I am at Lake Tahoe doing my professional training Level 4b in Transformational Breath™. Amazing work, I am passionate about bringing this to San Antonio and beyond. In November, the studio hosts Judith Kravitz, founder of TB, for an incredible weekend experience. I hope you will join us!
After each breathwork session, the moments of silence that follow are golden, with facilitators and breathers respecting the potency and magic. I have a wonderful roommate here from Italy who stays up late and wakes up after the sun rises. We have a beautiful symbiotic relationship that works so well. I love my mornings in silence and she loves her evenings when I have retired.
Today… gratitude for silence.
Have a beautiful day…look for the silence in the sounds.
Its magical!
Love, Adelle
ps. Madisyn Taylor is spot on once again. I love how life works that way…
September 23, 2013
Vast and Potent… Silence
by Madisyn Taylor
All sounds, from a whisper to a classical symphony, arise out of silence and disappear into silence. But silence is always there beneath sound and is the space where sound can exist. We tend to think of silence as the absence of sound, but silence has its own weight and quality. When you listen to silence, you can perceive its intense depth and power. Taking the time to experience silence calms the mind and rejuvenates the body. Silence is the void where we can hear the many sounds that we often ignore – the voice of our intuition telling us the truth, the sound of the breeze blowing, the hum of the radiator, and the noises we make just because we are alive.
One way to experience silence is to wake up before the rest of the world has come alive. Try not to move into activity, and leave off the lights, radio, and television. Sit still and simply listen. You may hear your heartbeat or your breath, but keep your attention tuned to the silence that surrounds you. Stay this way for as long as you can, and allow the sound of silence to penetrate your body until it moves into your core. Feel the gentle, pulsing waves of silence and allow it to cleanse you. Five minutes of communing with silence can leave you feeling vibrant and connected to the universe.
At night, choose a moment after everyone around you has retired and tune in to silence. You can also experience silence throughout the day. Even in the midst of activity, moments of silence are always present. Usually we ignore or feel nervous around silence and try to fill these moments with sound. Yet silence is always there – vast, potent, and available for us to step into any time we choose.