I don't think it's quite that simple. People in chronic pain get plenty of sensation from their body, but they are typically overwhelmed and out of control with it. Embodied people are able to "be present" with their body; they get useful information from their body and it answers to their call. It's a mutually beneficial two-way relationship.
I've heard that chronic pain is these days often treated through the non-judgemental feeling of it. It seems that it can be the mind's attempts to avoid the feeling that is the issue.
Another great post. The walking around the pool analogy reminds me of what I see all the time now, that even when people are having an adventure or experience, e.g. travel, they are not actually experiencing it because they are too busy taking photos or videos of themselves. Life through a lens.
I don't think it's quite that simple. People in chronic pain get plenty of sensation from their body, but they are typically overwhelmed and out of control with it. Embodied people are able to "be present" with their body; they get useful information from their body and it answers to their call. It's a mutually beneficial two-way relationship.
I've heard that chronic pain is these days often treated through the non-judgemental feeling of it. It seems that it can be the mind's attempts to avoid the feeling that is the issue.
Another great post. The walking around the pool analogy reminds me of what I see all the time now, that even when people are having an adventure or experience, e.g. travel, they are not actually experiencing it because they are too busy taking photos or videos of themselves. Life through a lens.
Totally