How To Reconnect to Nature and Restore Your Energetic Balance

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This visualisation technique came from one of Deepak Chopra's books read in French at the time. If I could I would give you the name but can't. It is an excellent relaxation technique to reconnect yourself when taking a walk under the trees or in the woods, to restore your energetic balance.

We all - well, most of us - live in stressful environments and need recharging, the natural way.

I previously included it in Take a little time each day to commune with nature unfolding. I have practised this a lot and man, does it work to help me zone out into another place.

Chopra says use either your senses sight, touch, hearing or smell - don't use all four at the same time and from experience, you will gravitate naturally to one particular sense. Nothing wrong with that but try all four. Also, if your olfactory senses are as sensitive as mine, pay attention to your location!

Briefly, you can sit anywhere and do this to give yourself a 5-minute mental break however, being in a natural setting will be the most beneficial.

A VISUALISATION TECHNIQUE 

1 - Create some quiet time for yourself in a calm space that is yours.

2 - Time yourself if you wish.

3 - Sit down or lie down and position yourself where you are facing Mother Nature's representative; either a plant, a live flower or a tree outside.

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If you can do this outside in natural surroundings, even better.

4 - Take a few deep breaths and relax.

5 - Focus on the plant leaf, the tree's new buds or the flower and examine it closely as if you are seeing it for the first time (because you are).

6 - Relax and let your vision expand.

7 - You will either come out of this state naturally or your alarm will sound (if you timed yourself).

8 - After your "rest" of 5 minutes or 20, you will feel light, refreshed and energetic. Write down what you observed, if anything, during your time-out.

9 - This works because you were "being" instead of "doing".

The same goes for sound. Relax, listen and try to identify every single sound you hear from the most obvious to the almost inaudible. There are more than you think and once you "capture" the obvious noises you'll begin to hear more. Don't strain youself as if you have to hear something. It is not a contest.

A park or the woods or at home is best for practising your sense of smell and finally, use your body to practise your sense of touch - with your eyes closed - get to know you.

This activity disconnects your thinking brain and pushes the stress away. Sure, it will still be there on your "return" but you will feel differently about it and see it from a distance.

Keep practising. Your new world is completely accessible and return refreshed. Practise expanding your senses; it changes your perspective and reconnects you with what is happening around you on another level. Keep at it.

It is a great resource to have to use and abuse with joy!