My work consists of observing my bodily movement, just to see what the particular activities are, as that tells me what I should be doing in my life. Otherwise, how could I know? Everything would be speculation, prediction. This shows me exactness. But, it’s unglamorous work. When broken down to actual physical motion of body […]
Category: self-help
Easy to Know, Hard to Accept
Our body in the space is no small thing. It is not comparable to a story about how we should spend our time. It is substantial proof, the ultimate truth about our life and how we are supposed to be living; it is primary information handed to us, just like that. Meanwhile, our mind […]
Something Else
If we are not doing the things we believe we should be doing, then the message is that we are supposed to be doing “something else.” Often, the things I am doing are not in my mental line of vision, so, I don’t even recognize them as “things.” We align and attach to certain interests […]
No Need to Create
There is no need to feel like we need to create anything in our life because we are, as living creatures, always in some state of activity. If you look outside you will see there is always something going on, something to see; it is the same with our organism. We can perhaps understand […]
Already Here
This activity I am in now, why does it feel effortless? Because I am already in it. There is nothing to do to get here and the “getting” somewhere is what causes me emotional pain and pressure. It feels arduous, complicated, effortful, like something beyond my ability or capacity that I don’t know how to […]
Come Out of Tension
Though it seems like tension and stressful thinking assist with the things we believe we need to do in our life, they do not. Our real life physical actions have nothing to do with the mental and physical efforts we feel and identify with; they are purely muscular, lending to an inner sensation of […]
Can “I” Be Somewhere My Body Is Not?
My work is based on the fact that “I” must be where my body is at all times. Is there a separate “me” from this organism called Jill Eng? Some might argue so in philosophic and religious circles, but I do not see a way around nondualism. When struggling with emotions of frustration, fear, worry, […]
What Does Body Awareness Have To Do with Being Right?
It feels like we need to do something special, think up something smart, or achieve something grand to be doing the right thing in our life. It is my opinion that that belief exists because of a misperception we have that our body is not a whole. Why would these two issues have anything to […]
Riding Planet Earth
I believe we can more easily give up effort, or at least question its necessity, when we know there is something else doing the work for us. This is very much what my work is about, being that this mindfulness practice has evolved from my experience as an Alexander Technique teacher where the primary focus […]
All That Is Possible
All that is possible is that which takes place. Nothing other than what occurs was ever possible. This includes our actions, i.e., our physical bodily movements in real time. Many people view possibility differently than this, but I do not. I mentally align with the reality of what is physically possible for me because it […]
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