Dear Tensegrity Community:
Here is some of your feedback from “A Taste of Dreaming Together” Practice Group class that was held in 60 Practice Groups all around the globe.
We invite all groups who participated to add their feedback in the comments. Please make sure to indicate the city and country of your practice group.
Enjoy!
The Tensegrity Instructors
FROM MAINZ – GERMANY
My experience with the practice group event “dreaming together”:
During an episode of intense action, one thing following after the other for several weeks, I took the time that sunday to participate in this event as a guest practitioner in the group in Mainz, Germany.
It was very well organized and purposeful.
The group had 10 pratictioners.
There was an atmosphere of mutual support.
I remember most the part when we went outside, after reaching the state of peaceful alertness.
I felt how our normal world is also a dream, and how it changes when we dream it as a group.
There were two young men some 50 meters away, talking to each other. They almost didn’t notice us, but were part of our dream somehow.
At the beginning and end of the exercise, there was a strong gust of wind, and I felt cold for some moments, but the air was completely still in between.
Also, the day of that practice was definitely the very last warm and sunny autumn day this year.
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when we made the dream exercises outside, I heard the bells ringing from the churches first with open and than with closed eyes. It took me away into ancient times becoming aware what a religious place Mainz (residence of the most influence having archbishop in middle-europe) was, and you can still feel it. The past never dies, you can reach it by dreaming every moment. It took me back until two thausend years, feeling that it was even than a religious place, just another roman religion than later. The place was a distribution area for logistics to the border, at that time it was border country you also can still feel it. All that is very interesting because it can happen to you very easy when you come into inner silence, than the dream-feeling starts very fast and it let you know anything you want to know from the past any times. That can help to understand an aerea, a country, the people of today much better, it helps to understand the present moment and all the tasks of everything you meet.
Thank you for remembering me that again
With affection
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There were a couple of remarcable moments that felt like a dreamer is “roaming around”. One of them was when we were on the outside spot and were gazing “in front of us”. I saw a little chip of paper, and was puzzled – because this was, “I am (pretty?) sure” on the floor somewhere in our room, and I had noticed it (as if looking from very closely – although I can’t describe the details) while we were doing the steps in nature in circular motion. The second one – less of a “mover” in terms of “bodily”, but in terms of attention and awareness, was after we came back from outside and reentered our scene while being inside. I suddenly recalled having experienced with my back too, which I was too focussed “in front” to realize while being outside. Another memorable sensation, next to others of feeling the wind, the light of sun changing – thus changing my vibratory state, the sounds – live music from the house next to us, like a chant, the majestic vibration of church-bells (I was astounded they sounded again at that unspecific hour - I had hoped, dreamed for that they would again, because they already did when we as representatives checked out the spot in the morning) – well another feeling that I would like to describe is the difference in the way I perceived my co-dreamers. We were sitting in a half circle on a wooden bench, of approximately this shape and size (!) in the backyard of our meeting place. Since we weren’t alone there (2 people from the building sat there like a painting, talking to eachother, another person got in it’s car and left), we had one group of guardians/watchers, one of dreamers, but we were interlaced – so you had somebody sitting to your sides with either closed eyes, when yours were opened, or viceversa.
While having my eyes closed, I could feel the sobriety among us – which I guess had to do with the act of “watching/caring” for the other ones.
When we all closed our eyes together, a state of uniformity occured – we were all bathing in the same “environment”…
a sublime warmth accompanied this, and also a slight feeling of: a gust of immaterial wind could take me away.
Thank you so much!
FROM LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – USA
Thanks a lot for this amazing opportunity to Dream together!
From the class I realized that I have not only learned to apply a sequence of magical passes to dream but also to shift to an “intent of dreaming state”.
During the day (awake) I have been able to switch to the state of intending dreaming, by calling my inner silence as we did during the class. Its unbelievable how easy it is now after the class, after my body learned how to do it. I have called it when my thoughts bothers me, when interacting with people, in social events, etc.. In all cases, the “sound of silence” (the sound I hear when my thoughts stop) is loud, I can breath like the ocean and my body becomes relax. My interaction with other people has been easier and relax, and even in some cases I went through people and saw them more like they really are (didn’t like it that much so I tried not to do it again!).
At night (asleep), my dreams have been in a process of transformation from being aware of how I had followed what is consider life in our culture (following the crowd) to choose what I really want to do. Very briefly, on my first night after the class, I dreamed that I didn’t get the dress I wanted to use for a play in a theater, so I complained all the time about it even though I got a beautiful dress. During the play (“felt like my life”) I ended doing things against my will to please everyone in the play and in the audience. On my second night, I went away from everything I didn’t like, saying “no” to people and looking for alternatives. On my last night, I decided what I want to do for a job, got it and then decided that I wanted to be a super women, and became one (a very famous super hero women). In all my dreams there is a lot of detailed and some cases color, but the best is how I have being able to transform the events in my dreams, like a inner transformation of acting toward what I want to intend with my life.
Thanks a lot for this great learning opportunity. I hope in the near future we can have the opportunity to participate in more classes on dreaming.
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Thank You for once again exceeding all expectations.
The class was over. All of the participants, after an evening of dreaming together, were dispersing. We were all being left alone once again to continue our personal journeys in the vast sea of awareness. We, the members of the Pod, having made a brief, energetic contact with one another, continued on our way into the darkness.
“How will you stay awake for the drive home?” she asked. “I’ll just crank up the music” I blurted out on my way down the stairs. “G’night”, “G’night”
The drive home started out with the “tunes” on HIGH but as the drive progressed I suddenly had an urge to get really quiet so I turned off all entertainment. My need for external stimulation had vanished along with any tiredness I felt. The energetic interaction of the Pod was having its effect on me for sure.
My ensuing week has been filled with many moments of “going quiet”. My responses to normally stressful events have been measured and calm. I’ve allowed time for the truths of these events to show themselves with healing results at a time when healing was sorely needed.
I have had several revelations and dreams this past week that are aiding in eliminating any negative outlook I may have had on life. One occurrence of note is that I have consciously withdrawn from conflict of all sorts. No more need for conversational conflict specifically. The feeling of peace it has brought to my family is a thing of beauty, rich with a feeling of closeness to those I had formerly “done battle with”.
The second, a dream, told me of the future. The dilemma of the dream was what future was I to choose. The answer was most simple yet frustrating, “Any future you are creating is the one you are choosing.” and further, “The future is unfurling before you moment by moment, any word and/or action contemplated will have an effect if either is exposed to reality, so choose wisely or not at all.”. Maybe this accounts for my “going silent” so often.
Perhaps my Pod dreams are starting to spill over into my daily behavior….That would be a lovely thought. Good “soundings” to all. May we dream together in our Pods again soon.
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The events of the class and everything in my life have arranged view of my life, of all our lives as perfect. All of us, like the universe, are perfect and complete.
I dreampt of a woman in a dark theater. A voice told me something pivotal about her life. She turned around to grin at me. I saw a book called the Shadow Effect.
So I bought it today. I just realized -from memory of one single photograph- the woman was Liesbeth aka Lisa Margoodle.
That’s my contribution. Let’s track the energy together.
Peace & Love.
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Thank you for a wonderful (and trippy!) class last Wednesday.
Nyei was amazing. In the past I have confused what Nyei said with commands – I had to perform what she described and I was a ‘bad warrior’ if I didn’t. Poor Baby ;-)
After the class I realized she was describing a process – someone in the room was feeling what she described and she gave put this into words.
My fibers were touching the walls of the room. I did feel a twinge in my body from a distant sound.
Nyei’s words soothed my mind and helped me accept these sensations.
A few nuggets I learned:
- After the first time we closed our eyes, time slowed down. Being more aware of the world around me meant my attention got caught by the sensory input and my experience was richer. Rather than being disengaged, lost in my inner dialogue, I was present and more aware.
- After the passes, I felt energized. I wanted to engage the fibers on my left side and touch things.
- The lights were too bright. Less light, better for me.
- Outside: My hands started small circular motions on their own, like I was stirring something and then pulling it in to my vital centers. The wind was subdued, I felt a light kiss from the breeze, first from the East, then from the North. When Nyei announced the intention to leave, the wind picked up, rustling the leaves in the high palm tree and then in the line of trees behind the building. Then the shooting star appeared. It was if the world didn’t want us to go. Like Don, I heard the traffic noise in waves.
Thanks for an enriching experience!!
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Yesterday i the class feel the presence of the others, the ones that practice this class before and the ones that will practice soon i feel the incommensurate affection from them.I hear oceans and rivers the group of dolphins with the joy, the song of the packs of wales recontacting each other through the vibration.
We send sound . Our own particular and singular sound to the room o may be the ocean of energy.I am pretty sure you could heard ,sense, feel or see us,because we feel you.
The silence that i feel when we enter after practicing the magical passes confirm that we all are part of something bigger.when we walk out side and as we move into the night i feel the stars,the vast of the universe and i feel deep ,one of the best gifts of this class and tensegrity have given me: to reconnect with all with the affection
Thank you all
..like the song with Alegria
A joyous, new magical feeling.
affection …
FROM DENIA – SPAIN
First of all I would like to thank Carol Tiggs, I feel a deep affect for her and admirations for what she is doing, and to give thanks to Elke for sharing this seminar with us, and to everybody who’s involved :)
I found the practice of direct perception of part of the vision field very useful, it’s incredible! :) Helps get to the energetic body.
During all the seminar I felt very joyful, relaxed, and I understood the message, though now I found it difficult to explain.
Thank you :)
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Tuvimos nuestra clase en la sala de nuestra práctica en un Hostal en el casco antíguo que anteriormente ha sido entre otros un convento. Y al escribir eso, me doy cuenta de que como durante la clase cada clasificación o descripción habitual se detuvo. No encuentro fácil captar lo que ocurrió.
Nuestro grupo se formó por 4 practicantes femininas y 4 practicantes masculinos. Sentía que todo que se ha podido organizar, se había organizado (agua, reloj, los formularios para rellenar) y me daba cierta tranquilidad para poder entregarme exclusivamente al momento presente en el que todos nos encontrabamos.
Creo que es debido a la alternación entre la práctica de los Pases Mágicos y las charlas, que me dió la impresión de escuchar a las charlas más bien con todo mi cuerpo… Cuando estabamos visualizando la parte de la sala, sentados en vainas en forma de media luna, sentía un calor subiendo en mi cuerpo, vibración, y el suelo de azulejos que miré parecía emanar luz… sentía un afecto por todo lo que vi, realmente para esta luz. Sentía que mi cuerpo se estába curando con esta vibración y sentía un silencio, profundidad, estaba muy feliz.
Las observaciones de mi diálogo: Estaba triste, echando de menos a una persona, y durante el ejercicio de ensoñar entendía que estos pensamientos surgen a raíz de recuerdos del pasado. Entonces, estos recuerdos desvanecieron, y percibía con más claridad a mi misma en este momento, a lo que siento y deseo hacer ahora.
Al final de la clase, subimos a la terraza del Hostal, con una mirada arriba de los tejados del pueblo, nos sentabamos mirando a las montañas lejanas al Oeste. Era la hora de comer y los sonidos de voces, platos, motos, pájaros se desplegáron, y nosotros sentados dentro de ello, un viento nos envolvió en algún momento, en el calor del sol… en un momento del tiempo sin tiempo…
Gracias.
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Me gustó practicar pases ya conocidos con anterioridad.
Me agradó el saludo a una persona desconocida.
En el ejercicio de la ventana frontal observé que a mayor calma interna mayor era la percepción.
Me gustó cambiar de ámbito. Poder observar el Montgó y la silueta del dormido. Experimentar el calor del sol y la brisa, el sonido de máquinas y personas, junto a la belleza y serenidad de los practicantes.
Guardo en el recuerdo el especial e intenso tono azul del cielo.
Un sueño.
cleargreendreaming
FROM MEXICO CITY GRUPO PRAXIS MEXICO
Hola
Mis comentarios sobre la práctica…
Con respecto de la clase fue muy interesante el tener la sesión en el exterior (cuando se hizo el ejercicio de ensoñar en el parque cercano), pues cobraron más vida los sonidos y las sensaciones
El sentimiento de pertenecer a la manada fue muy notable en mí, sobre todo estando en el exterior del círculo, pues estaba muy al pendiente de que tenía que cuidar a los demás.
En mi caso, estuve más alerta estando afuera, pero como en stand by, es decir, mis pensamientos no divagaban tanto, sólo estaba al pendiente del exterior.
Cuando estuve dentro, percibía más los sonidos, pero estos me hacían crear historias de lo que oía, tenía más diálogo.
Me sentí más calmado en el exterior.
Me gustó también el ejercicio de los delfines, ensoñando juntos hacia una misma dirección.
Saludos
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Hola
Les comento. La práctica estuvo increíble, padrísima. Me conecté mucho con el mundo de los delfines. No es la primera vez que estoy ahí; siempre que los visito los veo como humanos parlanchines (por la “antropomorfización”). Sólo que la noche de la práctica, después de varios sueños, acabé en el mundo de los dinosaurios. Había un Tiranosaurio Rex persiguiéndonos a otros ensoñadores y a mí. ¿Alguien más ha estado ahí?
Por cierto, Ángel soñó esa noche con un chamán peruano que le dio enseñanzas. Es un ensoñador nato. :)
¡Saludos!
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Hola me sentí muy bien, llena de gozo me encanto la práctica que hicimos en la calle, en especial cuando estuve afuera, me sentí muy fuerte y toda una guerrera.
Un abrazo.
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Mi sueño es más intenso en las noches pero estoy despertando a cada rato. También me ha sucedido que me concentro más en lo que me sucede al momento o sea que pongo más atención de lo que me está sucediendo a mí alrededor. Y me llego un recuerdo de mi infancia que ha sido muy claro.
Gracias por la clase estuvo buenisima
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Siempre he tenido conciencia de mis sueños, pero ahora es más notorio, puedo continuar un sueño otra noche donde lo deje unos días antes.
La clase me hizo sentir relajada, se me fue el estrés que tengo por mi trabajo, soy diseñadora y quiero avanzar en mi carrera lo cual estoy haciendo, pero normalmente me estreso de pensar en lograrlo, ahora estoy más relajada.
En el ejercicio cuando salimos entre los arboles e hicimos un círculo, me sentí muy ansiosa cuando estaba de “guardián” me inquietaba que la gente me viera haciendo algo raro, pero cuando estaba dentro del circulo y cerré los ojos pude percibir con notoriedad los aromas, por ejemplo, de la tierra y las hojas su olor penetrante y que me calma. Los sonidos del alrededor no me preocupaban cuando unos perros estaban corriendo cerca sentía su ánimo de diversión por correr y jugar.
Gracias me gustó mucho esta experiencia.
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Me sentí muy contenta en la clase los pases me gustaron mucho, desde ese día he sentido mi bebe como se ha estado acomodando y dando vueltas (ella tiene 8 meses de embarazo); de por si siento que estoy más perceptiva, con la clase todo se potencializo, los olores los estados de ánimo que percibo de la gente, los sonidos profundos.
Gracias por compartir.
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He estado soñando con una persona con la cual creo que tengo pendientes el sueño es muy real, ahora siento más seguridad al expresarme y me rio más.
En la clase sentía un poco de temor por expresarme, pero todos los comentarios que me hacían sobre las percepciones yo también los vivía, en algún momento pensé: ah ¿cómo va a ser posible?, pero después lo pude corroborar, sobre todo al sentir los detalles del salón cuando hicimos el ejercicio de ver un punto.
Gracias por estas clases!
FROM KIEV – UKRAINE
Dear luminous beings!
I would like to thank Cleargreen for this class. It was filled with internal silence and the new feeling of unity, ‘gregariousness’ in the finest sense of the word.
I felt as a whale or a dolphin in a pod of the same kind of whales or dolphins.
I had a feeling of vainness and foolishness of all negative emotions.
And the new view of my life – the calmness, when my face is imperturbable and I am neutral is not a norm. It is below the norm. Normal for me is having a smile, being positive, joyful, filled with love.
A big surprise for me was the witness practice with the question “what you are think about right now”. In my opinion it is the best topic for the time being. Now I ask myself that question more often.
It is inherent for whales to feel heart-warming and calm joy with which they navigate their sea, just like I can navigate the sea of awareness, freely following the streams, in a heart-warming joy and the eternal “now”, being aware only of what is around me in this moment.
With the Ocean Breath I realized why I am having hard times sometimes, why I have sudden attacks of fatigue and apathy. It is because I don’t move with my rhythm, together with the world around me, not with the flow – because of fussiness or ‘freezing’.
The world is not frozen, it is moving. This eternal “now” is living, breathing, changing all the time. It is because you don’t move together with the world, as if you stumble on its surface, when you fuss around, or you feel its pressure if you are lagging behind. This is what provokes the feeling of weight of life. And in order to freeze one needs to strain oneself a lot in order to endure the waves of the world rolling in.
When finding or feeling the “right” rhythm for oneself, it becomes so easy and pleasant to move in the streams of the sea of awareness.
And just like whales or dolphins never stop completely and never fall asleep completely, our movement in our own rhythm never stops as well, even when we sleep, and – when we find the right rhythm – in the dreaming.
It seems that all the live beings except for humans live in harmony with the world and with their own rhythm, we are the only ones that are de-synchronized with the world.
What de-synchronizes me with the world? I feel that it is the internal dialogue which seizes my attention, replacing important things with unimportant. Swimming in a puddle of my internal dialogue I often do not remember that I have that rhythm with which it is so easy and pleasant to live, and that my internal dialogue is so unimportant.
Thank you so much for the astonishing practice!
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Thank you so much for the unique possibility to participate in the class Taste of Dreaming Together. Any Tensegrity events for me are small but confident steps towards the freedom of perception.
Here are few perceptions I would like to share with you after this class:
More and more often in my life I feel the space as water. The same happened with this class. At some moment I felt that water began spinning in a vortex. During the entire practice I felt the water passing through all of us. During the moments when I feel the space like that I don’t have any internal dialogue. I could say that this state is luring me, and I’d like to be in that state for as long as possible.
…We were sitting in the room and I felt the cool morning of an autumn day. I heard some sounds coming from the corridor and it seemed to me they were beyond the boundaries of some vacuum …
…all of us being there in that beautiful room made me realize the uniqueness of the moment and that this moment will never repeat itself. It was so easy and light to breathe, I had a smile on my face and inside of me…
… it seemed to me that something was softly touching us, maybe it were the emanations of the Eagle. I saw the world approaching us, watching us…
…in the Dreaming Spot I could feel the wind, the scent of the trees and the leaves, dogs were barking, and birds were singing, and then there were various energetic flows that were moving in different directions, had different intensiveness, speed and pressure …
…Several times I could feel the presence of one of the female students of the Carlos Castaneda…
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During this class I felt my attention flowing from the state of concern with the future or past situations of my life into the state of observation of here and now, and how much more pleasant and efficient this state was.
During the practice outside at the Dreaming Spot I realized that when the focus of perception shifts from the sight to the other senses my internal dialogue calms down and the perception of the world around me is more complete and calm. The visual perception is more aggressive and disturbing.
And now when I close my eyes I can easily feel myself seated in the same spot with the same people and trees around me.
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The practice with my eyes closed helped me become aware of the difference between my desired ideas of a person and the actual knowledge coming from the energy body about this person, and his intentions, emotions and state.
I also succeeded in an action suggested by the spirit (or was it my energy body?) not thinking about other people’s judgements. This action was standing up for another person and for myself. I stepped over the barrier of my fears “what would other people think…this is not good…they might do something bad to me afterwards…” And after doing that I felt ease and fullness – my energy body told me “yes” in reply to my “yes”.
I can easily return to the Dreaming Spot, or any other place I like to be in.
After a while after the class I was bringing into life my intention to spend as much time as possible gazing in the internal silence, I felt “the value” of the social conflicts when people try to decide who is right and who is not, to whom belongs the land, or a thing, or a matter, etc. I saw and realized on the deep level that part of the world – how people are claiming their things or rights for anything, manipulating with other people, imposing their will on their friends or relatives…I saw the entire Earth is filled with it…And I realized that I don’t want to take part in this and I won’t, because I have another choice – the value and the magic of this moment and those people which are near my side…the joy of life here and now, and the dreaming of my projects with understanding the illusiveness of the world which is imposed by the society on us. And also the unexplored world of the 2nd and 3d attention.
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The most valuable perception in this practice was the feeling of interconnection with everything around me. Having heard the phrase in the lecture about the interconnection of everything in the world and that we are all parts of the universal field of energy I tried to experience it in the Dreaming Spot. And it worked – I let my filaments perceive all around me and felt myself part of something bigger. And in my daily life I started to give more thought to my actions and words that influence not just me but also people around me.
After “switching off” the visual perception in the Dreaming Spot first I heard sounds, and then various temperature of the still air and the wind, but when I remembered about the tactile sense and touched the ground the real dreaming began, and this feeling now helps me go back into that moment, feel myself sitting in the park surround by the other participants of the practice, feel the movement of the air on my skin, hear the leaves rustling and dogs barking.
Thank you!
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At this class I happened to discover one my pattern regarding the practice: I believe that I must obligatory be self-disciplined and stay fixed to advance in development and practice, otherwise nothing will happen. As a result, I just strain and tense myself: “I must perceive beyond the boundaries of ordinary perception”. Since I have this tension, my body does not like gazing practices. And I do not allow myself to relax either.
When I realized this and released myself at class, I could without any tension be aware and perceive everything around (I believed that without “self-discipline” — tension in my case — it is impossible).
When I released myself I could also acknowledge all the things that I was perceiving (before I thought that “all this is a spiritual and fanatic bull-shit and I will not be like all those dozens of fools talking about weird things that they see”)
When I released myself, I managed to be myself and not my endless stream of thoughts.
I was surprised by how much in fact I can perceive in this relaxed state and without any will efforts from my side.
I could touch the tree at the opposite hill, and I realized that the Energy Body does not know any boundaries – it can touch anything at any distance. After this my Energy Body started to travel, exploring with curiosity and joy this idea. It was a true journey: first it flew across the park, then further – to a definite place outside the city, then further – to another country, then further – to another continent. It could feel those places and human beings there. Then my Energy Body returned to the park and finished its “horizontal” travel across the Earth and got as if stretched vertically – down into the Earth depth and up into the stars. And this was done without any will effort of mine – it happened naturally, by itself.
I had a huge feeling and sensation of unity. Also there was this feeling as if the trees in park were in the process together with us – we were watching them and they were watching us.
I could perceive a lot by skin’s surface – tactile – and via odours. Through these channels I was receiving a lot of information from the wind.
Thanks to all the participants, especially to conductors, for immersion into this state and sincerity.
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The class was very light and airy for me. It was a pleasure to stay among friendly cohorts-practitioners. In such environment I felt an opportunity to open up for new perceptions. During gazing of the landscape I felt us as a single organism, which is dreaming something new. On the other hand, I could feel the unity of trees, which were also dreaming their dream, their world. The next moment it appeared to me that the group of trees noticed us and paid attention to our dreaming group with curiosity. Though trees can’t move, their awareness can move, just like ours.
I liked this gazing practice a lot – I wish we get together like this more often.
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Speaking about the Taste of Dreaming Together, first of all, I also saw the green color around the trees – where in warm season they have their leaves on.
Second, I had two aware night dreams right after this class on Monday. And I had a collective night dream with one of the class participants…
Children of the Earth, Kazan, Russia
My huge Gratitude for inexpressible Magic of the Class!
It was very deep and completely new experience for me.
When we were practicing the Dreaming Form accompanied by sounds of whales, I became aware of myself as limitless and fluid Awareness travelling with these amazing creatures in the vast ocean of Infinity. And there was not “I”, “me”, “my”, there were no limits and barriers; there was only “WE” Here and Now!
When we were gazing at Dreaming Spot with closed eyes, I perceived many currents of sounds of the evening city – sounds of evening traffic, children in the playgarden, rustles of grass and trees, even cry of the crow. Sounds were like streams around me came from every direction. Every sound stream had unique intense, density, saturation and even color. At one moment I started perceiving very beautiful Music from Somewhere. And my heart became full of Affection and Knowing that sound vibrations could cure and harmonize our World as, for example, do sounds of birds and whales, sounds of ethnic songs and aboriginal musical instruments. And finally I felt in my body the strong willing to sing Russian folk songs. And I did it after the class)).
But the most unexpected things started happening in my nightdreams. They became messages that told me where my energy was stuck. Mostly dreams were about my strong feelings to very special persons of my life – my Grandma, my husband- and about my firm attitudes in my every-day life. I become aware that these strong feelings fasten my energetic body and don’t allow it to travel in the sea of awareness.
I took all this information for my deeper recapitulation.
Also the quality of my night dreams is changing. Before I could perceive only pictures and rarely sounds. After the Class I can perceive tactile sensations in my dreams. I can feel dry mushroom in my fingers and how I make powder of it. I can feel grease in the pot. Because of it the border between Day and Night Realms almost disappears for me)). It’s amazing and challenging!!
Thank a lot from whole heart to all Seers, who bring us such unique and deep exploration!!!
With Affection and Gratitude
DA BRA – ITALIA
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Nella classe praticata ho avuto diverse percezioni.Questa lezione mi conferma che per la via del guerriero son necessari molto tempo e dedizione,e lo stare molto a contatto con la natura.
Esercizio di attenzione:Mi sono reso conto, nella presentazione con un compagno,di come la vista influenzi la mia mente e questo si trasforma in una descrizione e un giudizio.A occhi chiusi trovavo calma pace e calore.
Le fasi della contemplazione all’interno della palestra:sguardo
Dopo aver praticato Il Respiro dell’oceano:
1-All’inizio fissando di fronte a me sentivo un profumo di sapone in bocca e nel naso,percepivo i movimenti anche lievi dei miei compagni e sentivo vibrazioni nelle orecchie simili a onde e fischi acuti.
Mi infastidivano il rumore del frigorifero che c’era nella palestra,che sentivo molto forte.
Mi capita spesso in silenzio di sentire il brusio dell’energia del mondo intorno a me.
2-Pensavo ed ero preoccupato che fuori facesse freddo,il frigo continuava a fare rumore,Paolo si muoveva e pensavo che fosse scocciato della classe.Il mio respiro era chiuso ed avevo tensione agli occhi.Pensavo che in una classe è necessaria l’attenzione e l’energia di tutti.
Dopo aver praticato tutta la serie di passi.
1- mi sentivo carico,connesso e presente,mi sentivo bene e senza dialogo interno,fluido e con una nuova sensazione di scoperta ed esplorazione.
2-dopo aver fissato il punto:mi sentivo presente e più rilassato,con vibrazioni nelle orecchie.
3-Ad occhi chiusi:sentivo pace e armonia,gli stessi rumori di prima non mi infastidivano più,percepivo che era sparita una certa pesantezza nella testa.
Per praticare i passi da sdraiati,avevamo messo la musica della “forma dell’acqua” dal primo cd,ed era veramente bella e rilassante,ed ho sentito veramente arrivare un lungo momento di quiete e pace,tanto che un praticante non voleva più alzarsi.
Quando poi siamo usciti per la contemplazione all’esterno era quasi buio,era le ore 5 passate del pomeriggio,siamo andati nel retro della palestra dove si vedeva il bosco sottostante.Era scesa la nebbia e tutto mi sembrava fermo e silenzioso,magico davvero sembrava un paesaggio incantato.Ho pensato che era il momento ideale per contemplare.
Facendo il guardiano ho percepito un silenzio incredibile,sentivo nitidamente ogni cosa:alcuni versi di uccelli,di gufi o civette,sentivo in lontananza grida di bambina,tutto era ovattato e attutito dalla nebbia e dal silenzio e io ero lì,facevo parte del tutto e sentivo ogni cosa.
Il bosco era vivo con i suoi alberi,la nebbia,l’erba umida,i richiami degli uccelli,ad un certo punto cercavo di distinguere le forme degli alberi e mi sono concentrato su ciò che vedevo,oscurità,umidità e nebbia confondevano le cose,e ad un tratto ho visto sovrapporsi le cose,come due scene che stavo visualizzando,una davanti all’altra;vedevo avanzare in risalto delle basse colline vulcaniche,di colore marrone scuro.
Mi piaceva fissarle e mi attiravano e sentivo che qualcosa in me si muoveva.
Nella contemplazione ad occhi chiusi sentivo gli stessi rumori del bosco, l’aria mi accarezzava il contorno del viso,percepivo singoli puntini di nebbia bagnata sulla pelle,sentivo un odore di stufa che ardeva nella gola e un gusto di cibo abbrustolito.Ho avuto dei pensieri,ma stavo in pace mi sentivo al sicuro,solo nell’universo.Intorno a me correnti di aria fredda e tiepida,suoni chiari e nitidi, ovattati e attutiti dal buio e dalla nebbia,dalla bellezza del silenzio e del bosco.
Una curiosità: una settimana prima di fare la classe,avevamo lavorato la domenica in un mercatino,cosa che stanca davvero parecchio,così il giorno dopo mi son riposato molto e nel pomeriggio ho ancora dormito.Poi con Luisa abbiamo praticato diversi passi magici,compresi quelli della classe.
La sera non avevo più sonno,ma volevo dormire ugualmente e avevo una strana certezza,sentivo che si era mosso qualcosa,ed ero deciso a stare sveglio per accorgermi di addormentarmi,così d’un tratto mi son trovato in un sogno consapevole nelle mia città,vicino alla casa di una nostra amica.Mi son detto : “sono in un sogno,sto sognando”E’ stata una bellissima esperienza perché nel sogno sapevo decidere e mi muovevo,osservavo e volavo guardando e cambiando scena,o cercando un nuovo posto.
La stanchezza fisica,l’aver dormito molto e il praticare i passi magici,hanno mosso il mio punto d’unione facendomi entrare nel sogno direttamente.E’ stato il mio primo sogno completamente consapevole :-)
Grazie Cari dreamerstalkers
Con affetto
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Purtroppo il pomeriggio in cui c’era la classe non stavo molto bene e non sono riuscita a essere molto presente. Comunque durante il primo esercizio di attenzione ho notato che quando mi presento all’altra persona (conoscevo comunque già tutti i praticanti presenti) cerco di sentire che tipo di persona è guardandola negli occhi, di capire di che umore è, se è gentile, amichevole o no; insomma c’è un giudizio iniziale. Presentandosi senza parlare, il giudizio si attenua, il silenzio spegne un pò i pensieri e le mani che si stringono diventano un pò come un ponte per incontrarsi con l’altra persona. Con gli occhi chiusi non riuscivo subito a trovare la mano dell’altro e la sensazione era come andare verso qualcosa di ignoto, anche se la persona la conoscevo già.
La prima volta che fisso davanti a me vedo il tavolo lungo di legno chiaro con sopra i nostri oggetti: zaini, l’acqua con i bicchieri, il muro rosso scuro dietro. Il dialogo interno si è un pò attenuato, il viso e gli occhi sono rilassati e respiro meglio. Però penso che la mia voce, mentre leggevo la classe, era troppo alta ed inespressiva e dava fastidio.
I passi mi portano un pò di rilassamento ma ho il collo rigido e mal di testa. Penso che ho voglia di stare a casa a riposare al caldo e guardare “Il signore degli anelli”. Mi chiedo perchè non digerisco e sto male. Tanti pensieri e poche percezioni.
La sala dove pratichiamo si trova in una bella zona collinare di campagna. E’ arrivato il primo freddo. Siamo tutti ben coperti con giacconi, guanti e berretto ed usciamo dalla sala portandoci ciascuno una sedia per sederci all’asciutto. L’erba e le piante sono infatti bagnate per l’umidità e la nebbia vela e nasconde la boscaglia, i vigneti e gli alberi più lontani, creando uno sfondo di un caldo colore marrone. Chiudo gli occhi e mi lascio andare all’ascolto. Sento versi e suoni un pò attutiti dalla nebbia: versi di uccelli che non ricordo di aver mai sentito, abbaiare di cani, rumore di pezzi di legno sbattuti tra di loro. Sento aria fresca sul viso ma non sento freddo, come se il silenzio che ora è anche dentro di me mi riscaldasse. mi sembra die ssere davanti a quei presepi meccanici che allestiscono a Natale in certe piccole chiesette, dove la gente si ferma a guardare ed ascoltare i suoni prodotti dai vari artigiani che lavorano, i belati delle pecore, l’acqua del ruscello, e poi viene sera, poi notte e tutto si quieta, poi di nuovo giorno e tutto riprende. Sembra un momento magico in cui quasi nessuno parla e tutti ascoltano, come incantati.
Purtroppo i dieci minuti passano in fretta e vorrei stare ancora un pò ad occhi chiusi in ascolto. Quando apro gli occhi c’è quel bel colore caldo marrone di nebbia. Una brezza leggera e fredda fa ondeggiare lentamente alcune erbe nere con dei fiorellini ormai secchi. L’inverno e il freddo non mi sono mai piaciuti ma qui, adesso, con i miei compagni, ne vedo la bellezza e provo gratitudine ed affetto verso questa natura che mi circonda, verso questa terra che è sempre bella e meravigliosa.
Grazie, un abbraccio
Berlin, Germany
A Taste of Dreaming Experiences, Impressions
After a rather bumpy start, we quickly found our way back to being a flowing energetic unit.
While in the room gazing outside of the window, the sun shone through an otherwise very cloudy and rainy day. It lit up the crown of a birch tree with its yellow autumn leaves, against a deep blue sky, and that next to white clouds and a chimney of red brick – a true artist’s palette.
The first impressions outdoors at our spot were quiet distant noises, like a slight whistling or screeching. I thought of the whale song and a moment of a totally unknown mood arose.
A while later came a time, lasting about one minute, of intense total silence, in the middle of the big city.
Then various impressions followed one after the other, so quickly that I could not hold onto all of them.
I had a few impressions that had to do with the tree we were sittting beside. It could have been short moments of dreaming.
A few days later, in the morning still half-asleep, I thought or dreamt of the coming journey to Amsterdam. We had arranged for three of us to drive with the car. Then came the impression that one of the party would withdraw from the shared drive. Two days later this actually happened.
I am looking forward to the time together in Amsterdam.
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I hardly had time to experience how I felt after the class, just arrived back in Berlin today. Generally I perceived intense energetic movement in the shoulder area, which started at the beginning of class, at first with strong cramping, which was painful, but later became pleasant.
Greetings
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Hello dear Dreamers,
Participating in the Dreaming Class was a lovely expereince.
It was enriching to navigate once again with a larger Berliner formation.
It was very pleasant to link up with everyone through our dreaming pods- to dream together.
As the time schedule was not kept to, I unfortunately could not stay until the end. In future if this should happen again, we should take clear action and inform the participants.
Unfortunately, the conveying and showing of the passes was energetically very weak (incorrect, uncertain, unprepared, badly coordinated). This is a tendency which has appeared since the last class, and there is much room for further navigation.
I’m keen to keep going, and look forward to Amdam.
Thanks and till soon
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We can dream together! We have experienced this many times before, and with this wonderful energy that came together on Saturday, the step into dreaming was easy. We can dream together! The only thing is to actually do it. So many thanks for initiating it.
Much love, and many thanks to the organisors..
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Hello Cleargreen,
Dear Fellow Dreamers,
In this class we did something new, we dreamt together.
In Berlin again we were many practitioners, and I could clearly follow the change in energy from a somewhat nervous, scattered start to a coming together of the individual energetic beings to a shared alignment of inner silence and a compact energetic unit. Its difficult to describe in words what was clearly and distinctly felt: it seemed as though the practitioners who quickly entered inner silence passed it on contagiously to neighbouring practitioners; they produced a special kind of vibration and this and the intent of each individual helped all of us to reach the same vibration.
I had a new, clearer quality of perception, full of lightness and power.
In the 1st part of gazing I was aware of my direct surroundings, the people right and left of me, the unusual floorboards, table, window, things.. At first I felt slight energetic turbulence while the individuals of my pod tried to find a wavelength. I was a bit agitated at first, due to excitement and curiosity, and probably created turbulence too. My inner dialogue then was: “I have to let go“. I intended that at once, let myself fall and entered silence, felt an immense calm and serenity.
In part 2 of gazing, I focused my attention on the things outside of the window, the trees swaying in wind, whose rustling I heard outside and within me, a whirling leaf, small twittering birds, one of which danced back and forth wildly in the tree and then suddenly dropped like a stone straight downwards, in amazing precision, without hitting branches or leaves. Later I realised that the bird too had ‘let go’. At this moment I laughed to myself. Then the blue sky, the evening light which glowed rich orange on the red brick chimney behind the trees. I had a feeling of wide open space and expansivenesss and connection with all the beings outside, felt straighter and more aligned than before.
In part 3 of gazing, for a moment I was actively walking to the dreaming spot, which we had chosen, playfully and with the clear goal of checking out how it feels to be there in my energy body. Afterwards I realised that we went there right before class physically and thus could make an energetic comparison.
At the end of this part I felt a vibrating energy flow and circulation from the earth upwards through the body, a sort of transformation, I simply felt connected with everything.
Part 4 of gazing was..amazing. As twilight fell we all entered silence at the place down by the river. Above the river is an area which is the favourite meeting place of a group of 4-5 youths, who were there, talking loudly amongst themselves, some distance away from our group. As these youths saw our large, silent group, they were stunned for a moment and then began to mock us “Check that out! What you doing?“ etc., My first inner dialogue was “Oh shit! Why do they have to be here now making a noise!“ I felt annoyed. Yet they were not as loud as they sometimes were. No one in our group reacted at all to the youths. I decided to ignore them, to focus on the gazing and upholding the inner silence and then I thought “How arrogant you are! They have a right to be here, its actually their spot, they are simply part of the scene“. I let go of the annoyance and everything else. And then something truly wonderful happened: Our whole group upheld inner silence. Then I heard one of the youths say to another quietly and in earnest “Come on, lets go, they are dreaming“. And they left. Our intent came true.
Just after that there wasa moment of total silence. I felt the immense power that we created as a group and am convinced, that we contagiously passed this on to our surroundings. My spectrum of perception became expansive, I saw, felt and heard the trees, the leaves, the river, the last birds, a short rainshower, the sound of the train passing, for a moment too I heard the song of whales, who feel silence, power and energy currents, navigating in the sea of awareness.
I changed levels of awareness as I often do in night dreams: I can either perceive everything at once, as a whole, or as described above, concentrate on details, a drop, a leaf, a birdcry, the tree in front of me grabbed my attention with something shiny caught in its branches which fluttered in the wind and reflected the the light, although it was nearly dark..or somehow stepping out of the scene and observing it from outside. I cam switch between these 3 levels back and forth. I felt clear presence, openness and serenity in myself and in the whole group.
Thank you with all my heart all for making this experience possible, and I am looking forward immensely to the Amsterdam workshop!
With affection
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From Bucharest Group , Romania
Dear Children of Mother Earth and Father Sky ,
I attended this class and I felt great joy because the subject was one of the great interest to me. I felt again the power of magical passes practiced in a group.
One of those exercises made me especially surprised by the simplicity and yet its power. This was the first exercise of attention that we did when we introduced ourselves to someone, shaking hands, saying the name and looking each other.I had never noticed, until then, how much , a gesture made while talking, can distract me and therefore my entire focus was spread on unimportant things. I discovered how centered I am when just look and do not say anything, not to mention the moments when I close my eyes and let all my senses speak to me, trying to let even my thoughts, aside. These findings are very valuable for me and with a great and practical implications in my life. I discovered that this simple exercise accompanied by the practice of specific magical passes helps me to go deeper into the state of perception, in that state “without thoughts”.
And I discovered that when I reach this state without thoughts but in a deep perception, things around me start to “talk” to me. During the Gazing exercises, a plant told me about the feeling of having space around you, enough space to grow up and become balanced, the space that I feel I am missing in this moment.
I made a connection between those wonderful creatures – whales and dolphins which are restricted to their natural environment – and trees and plants that are forced to live their lives in one place. Both those two different species, talked to me about the same thing; about feeling of being free, being at peace and joyful.
I discovered that , with my freedom of movement, I’m much less free than whales or trees. I must learn from them.
An amazing class, indeed.
Thanks for this wonderful class to Tensegrity instructors that have conceived it, and thanks also to the other practitioners with which we were united by intent.
Love from all my heart to you.
BATH GROUP, United Kindom
The exercises were relaxed informal but focused, I felt held by the group in a good space where it was easy to share our observations without thinking there is a right or wrong way, everything was valid. The magical passes and the witnessing exercises complemented each other providing a good balance, it was interesting to note that through our observations each one of the people perceived different things and that sharing this adds to the whole experience for everyone, the sum is greater than its parts. It was a great experience and I got a lot out of the work we did together. Sometimes the simplest of exercises can produce the most profound effects.
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For me the most impacting thing happened when we did the first gazing with our bodies, eyes closed. The moment I opened my eyes, my perception became so much more reduced…… I closed them again…….perception all around, everything full and deep. After we finished, my gaze was softer. Now I have moments where I can somehow switch from just seeing what’s in front of me to feeling with my body; my eyes relax and silence cover my body, as if I’m listening to the world around (gorgeous!!) . When we finished the class I felt peace and silence, friendliness amongst ourselves.
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Some of the feedback during the class:
- I can perceive the sounds differently and it’s more predominant in my perception
- After doing the passes they felt really grounded to the Earth
- When lying on the floor with the music, some felt warm, some felt freezing cold
Thank you so much for the class.
FROM INFINITY NAVIGATORS OF ATHENS AND SANTORINI
We did the classes in Santorini and we were a mix of seasoned practitioners and newcomers. We begun with silence, attentive to the new material that we were discovering. The magical passes were new to some but it seemed that their bodies were absorbing the moves with joy and excitement, learning something new.
During gazing in our practice room a lot of us discovered new sensations. Some could hear a continuous buzzing tone that were not perceiving before, others could see the lines of the surrounding buildings as if they were extending to infinity, as well to the line of the horizon. With the eyes closed some could feel the different places of the surrounding area and also the feeling associated with them.
Also some discovered a whole new area of perception, starting from the shouldres and extending backwards, an area that they were not paying attention before.
During the exercise of noting our body position and internal dialogue and shifting the assemblage point after practicing some magical passes, one noted that before his internal dialogue was «I will have to be very careful. One step out of order and I will be in trouble» with shoulders tucked in, afraid to breathe. After practicing some magical passes, the new position of the body was a relaxed belly with a sense of abandonment. The new dialogue associated with it was «I am free, I breathe freely, I enjoy my body, I like it very much»
We practiced the dreaming form playing sounds from the whales. During the lull of the form, a lot were hearing the sounds as if they were a song and some could feel the mood and feeling the whales were intending with their cries. Others entered in deeper states of silence and dreaming.
Our dreaming site was the balcony in front of our house and we sat to gaze the horizon in turns. It was a very silent period, absorbing with the eyes and all sensations the scene in front of us. Some experienced a certain fatigue as they reached the maximum in dreaming before when listening to the sounds before in the practice room. Also some noted that they became more familiar with gazing describing it that they were sensing the scene in front with a different mood of attention, focusing and putting all attention to their sensations.
After returning to our practice room we practiced steps in nature to bind us again with the earth and our class finished with smiles and faces full of joy and excitement. All having discovered something new.
Thank you for sharing this material with us and thank you all for participating!
With affection
Infinity Navigators of Athens and Santorini
FROM SAINT-PETERSBURG – RUSSIA
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My dear friends! It is difficult to put into words this new feeling of gratitude,
that I feel! Having arisen at this seminar, it doesn’t die up to this day! I have felt magic sensation of a unification with “flight” surrounding me. It is delightful!!! I wish in “future” we would repeat the similar change of position of the (collective) assemblage point with other practician already at the new level.
Intent!
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At the very beginning of the Class, during our gazing, I chose a tree behind a window and looking at it as at usual tree.
Then I felt the tree, saw how “blood” is flowing through it, what deep roots it has, felt its mood.
Third time touching the tree I saw its connection with other trees around, they know each other. I have also seen that in general all things are connecting between each other. The next moment the tree appealed to me. The tree wanted to meet me, It said that it knew me, felt me. It also show me trees related with It “by Spirit”.
On this Class I’ve understood that to be Grateful is necessary for us, all other stuff is our routine and useless junk that we carry with us through all our life.
Thank you,
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Thank you for one more opportunity of taking part in Dreaming Together, and for opportunity to see what prevents us from being in silence. In the first half of the Class I couldn’t relax because of thoughts, that I couldn’t focus, couldn’t memorize the details of gazing scene, even I were unable to remember who’s gazing with me in the group. After Magical Passes my shoulders and chest were relaxed, I felt serenity and confidence. And then I began to notice some amazing things in gazing view, wich ceased to be flat, filled with moving, color and scents. I felt how trees swaying in the breeze and the room where we practiced began to sway gently, as if we all became a tree. And when in the pod of Dreaming I set as “gazer” and closed my eyes, I immediately saw gazing view with depth and volume, as if I didn’t close my eyes, once it was monochrome and seemed in the twilight. Gazing in the group I felt very extended, much bigger then usually, and I can say that I felt the taste of Dreaming together not only with beings like me, but also I could felt the Taste of Dreaming together with trees.
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After the first series of passes there was a pleasure and a smile!))
Exercises with attention: the first contemplation — the attention was a bit predatory, it went on all that moved and rustled — mobile phones, rustles, the noise branches of trees. The second contemplation was panoramic with the wide review. The third – blindly – I felt density, warmth, a luminescence and vibration of human beings in half moons of flights and one of hall walls.
It’s an improbable adventure to practise the dreaming form under sounds of dolphins, I felt pressure and depths of waters.
Campaign to the street – my first sensation was that my feet as the cylinder, leave through the sand, is deep into the earth, calves of feet vibrated and I felt other dreamers. The wind blowing at my face was shining, the Finnish gulf on the right, in the distance showed its presence, over a glade, the light of the pyramidal form with beams starting with it has hung. Then there were some pictures of my patterns and that position of the assemblage point in which I have been last time. Then there was an idea to try to move in space of the cylinder leaving in the Earth as which I felt myself, I have turned over as a fish and have the head downwards dived into the earth…
The voice of the guide was heard, and we have opened our eyes. I have seen a fir-tree with two trunks and all glade, the visual picture was present, but took a far not leading place in my perception… Still I perceived some time fully…
Thanks for this uneasy, but a magic class.
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Hello!
Here is my feedback from Class.
I went to Class with only intent – to go through aspiration together, to see together something more than usually. Initially, I didn’t understand the theme of Class completely. But I felt what I am going to this Class for – the power of intending together.
I am grateful to all organizers. Deep bow to all of you!
This time I was pleased that there was no investigation of heavy topics.
Recently I came to realize of necessity of the practice of the Inner Silence. And it was pleasure to familiarize with one more way of plunging into contemplation – simply by feeling the space around with all senses. From the first time, gazing out in front of me, I came into Inner Silence. Therefore unexpected question: “What you are thinking?” stunned and, honestly, enraged me. In fact, this question has provoked an inner dialog: “What a nonsense! Why all this? What I have to write? Isn’t it better to contemplating? Nothing I will not write!” Then friends explained the purpose of this question, but I don’t know, if it action has been thought out and logical. Here’s question.
Outdoor experience was very inspiring. I love nature very much! Going outside, ever for 5 minutes, wakes me every time.
When I went out, I saw some firs. They were beautiful. One of them was amazing, its top was slightly tilt. I came and greeted it, surprised at how rarely we notice the beauty of the world around us.
We sensed space around us outdoors. I inhaled surround world with my eyes closed. It was amazing. So familiar scents: fallen leaves, mushrooms, earth, pond. So familiar and have long been forgotten. It was snowing banging on the roof. Flock of birds flew twittering. Someone passed us, hurrying.
I was continued with feeling space around inhaling it by my nose. I felt really cold air. This is such a joy – such air. It breathes life into every cell of your being. Then my body straightened up, shoulders got equal level, opened. I began to breathe fully and joyfully. I tried to keep contact with my fellow-dreamers in pod.
Thanks for Dreaming together! I think, it’s successful.
Many thanks to all organizers and participants of Class.
With love,
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Contradictions which got out by preparation of other classes, have shown that we will change the format of preparation for classes. In the end of the class when all were sitting and reconsidering a scene, I had a strange sensation. I felt as I sit and simultaneously felt as I continue to sit on the same place in a hall where the scene was beheld before. And approximately on 70%; I felt myself sitting and beholding, and on 30%; felt the scene with trees.
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Despite all attempts to concentrate, I haven’t received any new sensations though I expected from this dreaming much as the theme of the class is extremely interesting for me, and the theme of a joint dreaming is new. All citations, thoughts, explanations were read unemotionly, without interest to the text from the reader. I hope very much that in the future such things won’t be repeated, the classes will be interesting, practising will be shown the respect in the form of interest to the class from leaders. Thanks for understanding.
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During this Class I was able to feel thing that called “interconnection”, that seemed to me, was the purpose of this Class.
During the first gazing, I saw a beautiful majestic scenery, colors, sky, swaying trees – in general – what we used to “forget” to perceive because of our very busy and hurried life, but there was nothing unusual.
After Magical Passes and releasing of inner dialog – I saw whole scene completely – the trees connected with Earth, between each other and whole world. A word “flow” came to mind.
When we were gazing outdoors, I felt, that it necessary to me to connect to this “flow”, because there are power and freedom in there, and I saw, that statement of separation from it is something unnatural. I was in this flow with all things around, and there wasn’t a feeling that one thing is more important than other – all things were interconnected and equally worth, as integral parts of whole – wind, trees, Earth, sounds, smells, senses.
Thank you a lot!
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The most memorable moment of this Class. When we introduced ourselves and meet each other saying nothing, keeping our eyes closed, there was vision-feeling-sensation-knowledge that we interact as energy beings that made out of vibrating feeling conscious energetic filaments. And it happens always, not only when we do this exercise! But we rarely see it because of our habits.
Sensaciones para una visión de ensueño
En el taller que compartimos el domingo pasado tuve la sensación de estar mas integrado en la tensegridad y pertener a un grupo de seres con un intento común.
Despues de practicar las series “picoteando el punto de encaje para ubicarlo en una nueva posición” y la posterior salida al campo , sentí los sonidos los objetos como mas reales y a la vez mas fugaces en un flujo de sensaciones oscilantes.Era como flotar en un espacio conocido y a la vez nuevo. La formación en vaina fue algo unificador me sentía navegante en un grupo de seres abiertos a la libertad.
Con afecto (JOSE MANUEL JODAR) ALEJANDRO
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Me sentí impactado desde el momento que leí el texto para exponer en clase, porque recibí un vislumbre novedoso respecto a la percepción. Mi viejo y acosado hábito de esperar “vivencias extraordinarias”, ya en retirada, dejo pasó a comprender, en un sentido mucho más amplio y pragmático, la aserción de que somos perceptores. Cualquier vivencia en cualquier escala del ser consciente es una percepción. No hay nada insignificante, ni más importante que cualquier otra cosa. Todo surge de la energía vibratoria del Universo. Un sonido, un sabor, un soplo, cualquier cosa, puede trasformarse en una avenida para la percepción ilimitada, para la conexión con Espíritu. Y es esa conexión con el Espíritu la que aporta la libertad. Desde el silencio del mi ego, que en la mayoría de las ocasiones no es más que un conjunto de juicios a priori y una colección de rutinas y automatismos extraños, todo se transforma en un misterio. El desafío par mí, en definitiva, es vigilar sin descanso, para percatarme de la aparición de esas rutinas y juicios en cualquier vivencia y volverlos inoperantes, de modo que sea el cuerpo energético el que consolide en datos sensoriales esa percepción.
Tratando de mantener activos la atención, el respeto y la curiosidad, la clase y muy especialmente el paseo y la observación en la naturaleza, me llevaron a una conciencia liviana y deliciosa, donde mi mente estaba silenciosa y mi cuerpo no tenía límites. Sentí mi unidad con mis compañeros de vaina y la conexión con lo que me rodeaba. Sentí que ensoñar es un acto de intento. Lo que percibo es mi responsabilidad, en la que puedo poner lo mejor de mi mismo, lo mejor de mi verdadero ser.
Gracias
Amando – Ulises
ИЗ САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГА – РОССИЯ
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Мои дорогие друзья! Сложно выразить словами это новое чувство благодарности,
что я испытываю! Зародившись на этом семинаре, оно не угасает и по сей день! Я ощутил магическое ощущение единения с окружающей меня “стаей”. Это восхитительно!!! Намереваю в “будущем” повторить подобное изменение положения (коллективной) точки сборки с остальными практикующими уже на новом уровне.
Интент!
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После первой же серии пассов появилась радость и улыбка! ))
Упражнения с вниманием: первое созерцание – внимание было немного хищное, оно направлялось на все что шевелилось и шумело – мобильный, шорохи, шевеление веток деревьев. Второе созерцание было панорамным с широким обзором. Третье – с закрытыми глазами – я ощущала плотность, теплоту, свечение и вибрацию человеческих существ в полумесяцах стай и одну из стен зала.
Невероятное приключение практиковать форму сновидения под звуки дельфинов, я чувствовала давление и глубины вод.
Поход на улицу – первое ощущение было, что мои ноги, как цилиндр, уходят через песок, глубоко в землю, вибрировали икры ног, и я чувствовала других сновидящих. Ветер, дувший в лицо, сиял, Финский залив справа вдалеке проявлял свое присутствие, над поляной, нависло сияние пирамидальной формы с исходящими из него лучами. Еще промелькнули картинки моих шаблонов и того положения точки сборки, в котором я нахожусь в последнее время. Потом возникла идея попробовать двигаться в пространстве цилиндра уходящего в Землю, которым я себя ощущала, я перевернулась как рыба и нырнула в землю головой вниз…
Послышался голос ведущего, мы открыли глаза, я увидела ель с двумя стволами и всю поляну, визуальная картинка присутствовала, но занимала далеко не ведущее место в моем восприятии… еще некоторое время я воспринимала полно…
Спасибо за этот непростой, но волшебный класс.
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С самого начала класса, во время наших созерцаний, я выбрал дерево за окном и увидел его как обычное дерево.
Затем я почувствовал это дерево, увидел, как по нему течет “кровь”, какие у него глубокие корни и какое у него настроение.
На третий раз, прикасаясь к дереву, я увидел связь этого дерева с другими деревьями вокруг, они знали друг друга. А так же появилось видение того, что все вообще связано между собой. В следующий момент дерево само обратилось ко мне. Дерево захотело познакомиться со мной, Оно сказало, что знает меня, чувствует меня. Так же Оно показало мне родственные деревья “по Духу”.
На этом классе я понял, что Быть Благодарным – наша необходимость, все остальное – наши привычки и ненужный хлам, который мы несем с собой всю жизнь.
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Спасибо за еще одну возможность поучаствовать в совместном сновидении и за возможность посмотреть на то, что мне мешает быть в тишине. В первой половине класса мне не давали расслабиться мысли о том, что я не могу сосредоточиться, не могу запомнить детали созерцаемой сцены, даже не в состоянии запомнить, кто созерцает в группе вместе со мной. После серии магических пассов у меня расслабились плечи и грудная клетка, я ощутила спокойствие и уверенность в себе. И тогда я стала замечать удивительные вещи в созерцаемой картине, она перестала быть плоской, наполнилась движением, цветом и запахами. Я ощутила, как деревья раскачиваются под ветром и сама комната, где проходил класс, стала плавно раскачиваться, словно мы все тоже стали деревом. А когда в стае сновидения я сидела на месте созерцателя и закрыла глаза, то сразу же увидела созерцаемую картину с глубиной и объемом, словно я глаза и не закрывала, только она была монохромная и как будто в сумерках. Созерцая в группе, я чувствовала себя очень расширенной, по размерам больше, чем обычно, и могу сказать, что я почувствовала вкус совместного сновидения и не только с такими же, как я существами, но и вкус сновидения с деревьями.
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Добрый День!
Пишу отзыв о классе.
Я шла на класс с одним намерением. Хотела прочувствовать, пережить общее состояние стремления, видения чего-то большего вместе. Изначально я не очень поняла тему класса. Но я ощутила то, зачем пришла на класс. Силу общего намерения.
Я благодарна всем организаторам. Низкий Вам поклон!
В этот раз меня порадовало то, что не было разборки тяжелых тем.
В последнее время я пришла к пониманию необходимости практики внутренней тишины. И было приятно узнать еще один из способов погружение в созерцание, просто ощущая, осязая всеми органами пространство. С первого раза, когда мы созерцали то, что находится перед нами, я сразу вошла в состояние тишины. Поэтому неожиданный вопрос ведущего: “Какой внутренний диалог Вы поддерживали?” ввел меня в ступор, замешательство, и честно говоря – взбесил. По-сути, этот вопрос спровоцировал внутренний диалог.
“Хрень какая, что еще надо писать, не лучше ли созерцать, к чему это? Ничего писать не буду!” Потом друзья объяснили цель этого вопроса, но насколько это действие было продумано и логично не знаю. Здесь у меня сомнения.
Вдохновил выход на улицу. Очень люблю природу. Выход из дома, каждый раз, даже на 5 мин. меня просто пробуждает.
Когда вышла на улицу, то увидела ели. Они были прекрасны. Одна из них была удивительна, ее верхняя часть слегка наклонена. Я подошла и поздоровалась с ней. Удивилась, насколько редко мы замечаем красоту окружающего мира.
Мы осязали пространство на улице. С закрытыми глазами я вдыхала окружающий мир. Это было удивительно. Такие знакомые запахи: опавшая листва, грибы, земля, пруд. Настолько знакомо и уже давно забыто. Шел снег и стучал по крыше. Пролетела стая птиц, щебеча. Кто-то торопясь прошел перед нами.
Я продолжала осязать пространство, вдыхая его через нос. Я почувствовала настоящий морозный воздух. Это такая радость. Такой воздух. Он вдыхает жизнь в каждую клеточку твоего существа. Тогда мое тело расправилось. Плечи поднялись на один уровень, раскрылись. Я начала дышать полно и радостно.
Я старалась поддерживать контакт с другими собратьями моей стаи.
Спасибо, за совместное сновидение! На мой взгляд, оно удалось.
Благодарю организаторов и всех участников класса.
С Любовью, Галсанд Ламанда.
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В течение этого класса мне удалось почувствовать то, что было названо как взаимосоединенность, и что, как мне увиделось, было целью данного класса.
Во время первого созерцания я увидела красивый величественный пейзаж, цвета, небо, качающиеся деревья – в общем – то, что мы обычно “забываем” воспринимать в связи со своей сильно занятой и торопливой жизнью, но не было ничего необычного.
После пассов и отпускания своего внутреннего диалога – я увидела всю картину целиком – деревья в соединенности с землей, друг другом и остальным миром, мне пришло на ум такое слово как “поток”.
Когда же мы созерцали на улице – я почувствовала, что мне необходимо подключиться к этому “потоку”, потому что там есть сила, свобода, и я увидела, что состояние отделенности от него – это что-то неестественное. Я была в этом потоке со всем остальным вокруг, и не было ощущения, что что-то одно важнее другого – все было взаимосвязано и одинаково значимо, потому что это были неотъемлемые части целого – ветер, деревья, земля, звуки, запахи, ощущения тела.
Спасибо.
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Уважаемые организаторы!
По сравнению с классами, которые я посещала ранее, класс “Вкус сновидения вместе” отличался неорганизованностью и невниманием к участникам класса. Чувствовалось, что ведущие думают о своих проблемах, но не об участниках происходящего. Одна часть класса была по невнимательности ведущего (Александра Смирнова) проведена дважды, также дважды с одним информационным сопровождением были показаны пассы. Несмотря на все попытки сосредоточиться, я не получила на классе никаких новых ощущений, хотя ожидала от него многого тема сновидения мне крайне интересна, а тема совместного сновидения нова. Все цитаты, мысли, объяснения были начитаны безэмоциональным тоном, без интереса к излагаемому со стороны читающего. Очень надеюсь, что в будущем такое не повторится, классы будут интересны, практикующим будет оказано уважение в виде интереса к классу со стороны ведущих. Спасибо за понимание.
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Сам класс оказался подготовлен хуже, чем все предыдущие. Противоречия, которые вылезали при подготовке других классов, показали, что формат подготовки классов мы будем менять.
В конце класса, когда все сидели и пересматривали сцену, у меня было странное ощущение. Я чувствовал как сижу и одновременно чувствовал как я продолжаю сидеть на том же месте в зале, где до этого созерцал сцену. И примерно на 70%; я ощущал себя сидящего и созерцающего, а на 30%; ощущал сцену с деревьями.
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Запоминающийся момент Класса: когда мы знакомились с другим человеком, то третий раз, с закрытыми глазами, в наступившей тишине пришло видение-чувствование-ощущение-знание, что мы взаимодействуем как энергетические существа, сотканные из вибрирующих, чувствующих и осознающих светящихся нитей. И это происходит всегда, а не только во время этого упражнения! Но мы редко замечаем это сквозь привычный шум и социализацию.
GRUPO DE PRACTICA DE BOCA DEL RIO, MEXICO
Me concentre y seguí todos los movimientos con mis compañeros, seguí instrucciones. En la parte donde tengo que visualizar la isla (lugar de ensueño) estando en casa tengo la sensación de revivir lo que había experimentado y es como muy especial. Ya que veo los detalles que no me había dado cuenta. Pienso que son tonterías lo que cuento y sin embargo cuando me escuchan mis compañeros coinciden en haber sentido lo mismo, colores más resaltados y el panorama mas claro.
Mi posición de ensoñación pareciera ser muy parecida a la de los demás. Observe las cosas que suceden como con más claridad como vista desde otra realidad.
El faro lo vi de repente ante mi y venia caminando vi a un amigo y sonrió.
Sentir la brisa y el olor, percibir con los sentidos fue maravilloso.
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Me quedo muy viva la imagen de la isla, sus árboles, las olas cerca de mi y lo lejos, las aves que volaban, nadaban, pescaban, las nubes y sus colores, lo hermoso del atardecer.
Otra cosa bien grabada es la formación entre todos nosotros, que casi siempre conservábamos, a excepción de XXX que casi se perdía se pasaba al otro extremo o agarraba otro lugar, o se adelantaba.
Otro punto importante fue mi atención que se hizo un poco mas controlada.
Lo que mas me ha impactado fue un ensueño real (aunque no supiera que estaba en ensueño) que fue muy vivido y que después de despierto y caminando, lo recordaba, como si acabara de pasar en unos momentos antes, es el mundo real del día a día estando despiertos.
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A mi me gusto la clase sobre el ensueño, porque yo quería aprender mas sobre el ensueño y creo que me sirvió. Me pude relajar a tal punto, que yo sabia que estaba despierta pero con los ojos cerrados. Además me gusto ir al lugar de ensueño escuchar los sonidos de las olas y el viento, ver la isla, observar el tono azul del agua; me sentí muy bien cuando hicimos los pases acostados; me gusto mucho el pase de las bolsas.
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La clase me llevo a un estado de relajación muy placentera, un ánimo de gusto y satisfacción.
La práctica de saludar a otra persona con los ojos cerrados me hizo percibir de una manera diferente, mucho más cercana.
Cerrar los ojos me hace callar mi dialogo interno.
El ejercicio de ir a l sitio de ensueño, al estar con los ojos cerrados sentía el viento que llegaba del lado izquierdo era brusco y fuerte, por momentos me daba empujones, el del lado derecho era juguetón, venia en varias direcciones, ráfagas suaves y cortas, el oír el oleaje del mar me recordó el pase de la respiración del océano. Los colores y sonidos eran más claros, más nítidos.
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El preparar la clase y al presentarla me lleno de un gusto muy tranquilo y sereno; con relación a la clase fue para mi muy grato ver como podía recordar con mas claridad, los detalles de las cosas donde hicimos la clase y del lugar de ensueño; al dirigirnos al lugar de ensueño intente sentir todo con mis sentidos, tuvimos que atravesar calles antes de llegar y eso por momentos me distraía, recuerdo que al pasar por un restaurante oí una canción que en ese momento decía “vivamos el momento” y deje que me guiara mi cuerpo; me gusto sentir la brisa fresca y sentir el viento del norte que a veces me golpeaba con fuerza y otros el viento del sur que me acariciaba suavemente la cara; al observar la isla, al principio estaba llena de luz del mar y del sol y poco a poco la isla se hizo cada vez mas nítida y pude observar con detalle el faro la diversa vegetación, aun afectada por el huracán, el intentar percibir con todos los sentidos lo que más percibía era el olor a sal y el sonido de las olas del mar que ese día estaba picado, en ese momento recordé los que oí en la clase los sonidos de delfines y ballenas los cuales me gustaron, también el hecho de que nos taparan la espalda al estar bocabajo, fue reconfortante el calor y la sensación que me envolvió.
Lo que siento que me cuesta trabajo en el ensueño es proyectar todos mis sentidos, cuando empiezo a visualizar, como cierta resistencia a soltar las amarras de la vida cotidiana.
Estoy agradecida por esta experiencia.
From group “TENSEGRITY”, Smolensk, Russia
I’d like to thank Cleargreen again for another opportunity of reminding myself of what a mystery and wonder our world is. Voices of water creatures allowed me to switch off my usual knowledge of who I am and just follow them into depths. Though our weather conditions weren’t favorable enough for outer meditation, I gained much from the practice of perception of open space – the incredible feeling of unity of our group against the whole world outside, that led to feeling of connection and participation with other living beings wherever. Looking forward to continuation.
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Очень интересный класс. Я почувствовала, как расширяется мое видение мира, увидела то, что никогда раньше не замечала.
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Класс мне понравился. Он являлся для меня продолжением предыдущего класса. Я очень рад, что такие классы проводятся у нас в Смоленске. В ходе класса, когда мы сидели стаей и созерцали пространство, я увидел коричневый рисунок на обоях и заметил, что он был в виде волн. Через некоторое время после созерцания и вдыхания стена, пол и потолок помещения приобрели форму полусферы. Они стали мягкими и немножко вибрировали. Когда нас попросили записать свой внутренний диалог и положение тела, все мои мысли были о том, что сегодня был суматошный день, и я очень устал. Положение тела у меня было следующее: я сидел, мои зубы были сжаты и нижняя челюсть напряжена. Плечи напряжены. Голова опущена вперёд. Спина сгорблена. После пассов положение тела у меня изменилось. Я сидел свободно. Голова балы лёгкая, плечи расслаблены. Дыхание животом. Внутренний диалог: всё нормально, всё в порядке. После пассов созерцая пространство, я заметил, что у меня в груди появилось тепло. Появилось ощущение того что пространство мне родное и захотелось его обнять. Было такое ощущение, что я качаюсь на волнах и вибрирую вместе с пространством Мы не пошли на улицу из-за погодных условий (у нас в это время года очень холодно и дождливо). Вместо этого мы открыли окно и остались в помещении. Вначале когда я закрыл глаза, а ощутил внутреннюю борьбу. Потом ощутил дуновение ветра и звука параллельно. Когда мы открыли глаза – я заметил что могу просто сидеть и наблюдать. Обычно когда я смотрю глазами – я как бы хватаю что-нибудь, и это побуждает меня к действию и перенапряжению мышц. Сейчас ничего этого не было, и я спокойно сидел и наблюдал. В конце я заметил, что смотрю на картинку, которой не мог дать названия. Когда нас попросили вернуться в пространство, которое мы созерцали – у меня просто получилось это сделать. Я вспомнил звуки и ощущения ветра. Моё тело даже два раза дёрнулось, точь в точь как это было в начале. Благодарю за класс.
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Before doing of magical passes we all sited on our mats and had a look around. I discovered myself with a tension in my neck, in my back, my breath was shot and my inner dialog was: “I’m tired, I want to go home, I want to eat”.
After first series of magical passes my perception intensified very much. I noticed lots of details which I didn’t mentioned before like reflection of the light on the wall, the shape of joint between walls and ceiling, the image which I saw was holistic and it amazed me a lot. My body position changed, my body was in tone, unfocused eyes, my back became straight, my inner dialog was gone. After another series of magical passes we were sitting on our mats, listening the street sounds, tasted fresh air. I’ve discovered that fresh air is sweet little bit, I discovered a telegraph pole in front of my front steps, it was there every time, but I didn’t mention it!
Это семинар я могу описать двумя словами :тишина и семя.
Мы изучили два вида пасов: собирание второго внимания и форму кита. Что я почувствовал? Я чувствовал , как на меня наваливается внутренняя тишина. Это такая форма спокойствия и ощущения благополучия, что чувствуешь себя умиротворенным, спокойным,телесно уверенным в себе. Это такое ощущение , когда беспокойство повседневной жизни уходит на задний план и человек смотрит в черноту, безбрежную, огромную и неимоверно притягательную. Интересно наблюдать, как во время созерцания пламени свечи на фоне этой тишины внутренний диалог собирается в пятно и растворяется в ней. Думать совсем не хочется, хочется просто быть свидетелем, регистрировать видимое. И это оставляет очень приятный вкус на языке. Такой вкус я давно не чувствовал. Последний раз я его ощущал в возрасте около трех лет, совсем еще ребенком. Я часто вспоминал его в своей жизни , но не понимал его смысл. И вот только сейчас я понял, что это вкус тишины. Вспоминаются слова Карлоса Кастанеды, об ощущениях , которые он испытывал , когда в него заходила подобная тишина: ”Странная внутренняя тишина стала руководящей силой моей жизни.” Я попытался описать в стихах, что я сейчас чувствую , когда такая тишина заливается в меня.
Тянет куда, сам не пойму.
Тянет чего, не объясню.
В мыслях печаль крутит меня.
Тоска облизала любя.
Места мне нет. Тянет туда?
Только куда – знает душа.
Она – партизан. Не скажет.
Пальцем она не покажет.
Я вроде бы здесь и может
Быть там. Как будто бы гложет.
Тело оставил в постели
Лежать. Все чувства осели.
И лишь тишина не спеша
Опускает в образ кита.
Мысли забросил к далеким
Мирам. Я брожу где-то там.
Подобно морским якорям
Приклеены прочно к мирам .
Быть может в скитаньях теперь
Найду я обратную дверь.
Были очень интересные практики свидетеля. Любопытно, что сместился акцент на свидетельствование именно сновидений, на совместное переживание сновидений. Я обратил внимание на то, как мы рассказывали о своих снах в четверке. Трое сидят по кругу, один ложится в центр. Делаем три глубоких дыхания в живот и пытаемся соединить свои волокна из центра живота с таким же волокнами человека лежащего на полу. Человек рассказывает свое сновидения, мы внимательно слушаем его с закрытыми глазами и пытаемся визуализировать его сон. Мы пытаемся почувствовать свои ощущения от его сна. Когда я представлял волокна из живота, я на мгновение увидел, что меня соединил шнур с этим человеком. Затем, когда я лежал на спине, я увидел три шнура, которые притянулись ко мне или которые исходят от меня к трем животам этих людей. Когда я рассказывал свой сон, я старался его заново пережить и максимально подробно вспомнить и ярче рассказать.
Интересным был доклад Наи. Она рассказывала о семени, которое пытается взрастить человек. И этот рассказ натолкнул меня на мысль написать стихи , посвященные Керол Тиггз. Очень даже возможно, что мы скоро станем свидетелями того, как семя , посеянной ей взойдет и разовьется в красивый цветок.
Под покрывалом многих лет
Томимо долгим ожиданьем
Лежало зернышко любви
В надежде миру принести
На ветке ярких озарений
Плоды толтексих сновидений.
Уж долго не было дождя.
Иссохлась вещая земля.
Лишь ветер мелочных желаний
Гонял песок людских страданий.
А каплю благодатной влаги
Из благородной знаний фляги
На землю ведьма принесла
И вместе с кровью пролила.
Ладошку к сердцу поднесла
С намереньем произнесла:
“Попей , зерно! Расти ростком!
Порадуй глаз своим цветком!”
Пермигин Александр
Dear Instructors,
This workshop set me in an euphoric mood. It gave me new impulses and a new
direction to my dreams. After the workshop I began to find answers to my
questions and I also found some dream-objects in my daydreams. I felt the
Energie from Nyei Murez very present und was able to visit our dream-place
several times in my dreams. I’d say this workshop changed my life, so I’ m
very thankfull to you all. It was a great expierience to dream the same
dream with you. I know the time to dream together has come.
With love, Madalena
My eyes had no sooner shut to start my scene when: “Honk, honk, honk, honk, honk, honk.” A flock of geese announced they were passing overhead. With my eyes still closed I imagined the flock passing in front of the waning moon as it hung silently above. This flock of birds winding its way to who-knows-where suddenly triggered in me the image of a pod of whales swimming slowly south to the warm waters of the Sea of Cortez.
Each member played an integral role in helping the pod/flock move toward it’s goal. The chirps and clicks of the pod coming in the form of honks from the geese. I held my eyes shut until the pod/flock passed. The energy had felt like these birds were indeed swimming but very slowly.
The recapitulation of this delightful moment led me to my feelings of gratitude toward my own “Pod”. The realization of the selflessness of the “Pod”‘s members stirred feelings of admiration for those undertaking the journey with me.
We are all here as travelers supporting our Pods as we travel through life. We honk and we click and we chirp our way to some mysterious destination thinking we have arrived by the solo efforts each of us must expend. We assign self importance to the effort saying to ourselves “My effort far exceeded the efforts of my fellow travelers therefore I deserve special consideration”.
My scene concerned this self importance and the elimination of same.
I see myself being far more forgiving in the coming year. I see myself engaging in only forward looking action, right action.
Over the past year, because of the work I’ve been doing with all of you at Cleargreen, my energy has been smoothed to the point of whenever I get into difficult situation a blanket of calm comes over me and I react very differently from the way I used to just a year before. Nothing seems to phase me any more.
I got a very “sunny” premonition about the next year. While I was recapitulating “the geese” I got a quick flash that this year was going to be “Sunny” for me and the Pod in general. Upon receiving this flash of insight my entire attitude changed to a “No looking back, only see what good you can do” kind of intent.
Wow, what a year it’s been.
Affection to you all,