The Art of Doing Nothing
I've found peace in small amounts throughout my life. The type of peace that allows me to think about nothing and everything all at once. I used to only find this kind of peace through small amounts of meditation each day, but with this class and the current situation that we're all facing I've found this time increasing. When I would meditate I would mainly focus on touch. The clothes touching my body, my feet in my shoes touching the ground, and the air against my face. I would feel this heightened sense of touch as I took a minute or two at a time to think about nothing except what I was feeling. I started this meditation practice because with classes, work, swim practice, and dance practice I often found myself overwhelmed, and even when I wouldn't be doing anything, my mind would be racing. This caused me a lot of stress and exhaustion because even when I stopped I was never really stopping. So in between, I found moments to take a break. When walking to class I ...