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Embalmer I and II
THE EMBALMER I & II
The Embalmer I & II are relaxation exercises and are helpful for just chilling out and destressing. If you're having a challenge with sleep these two exercises may assist you in resetting the sleep button.
(c) Steve Mensing
***Warning: Folks with a history of mental illness, severe trauma, or panic are urged not to use this process without a therapist. If you decide to use this process you will agree to absolve the webmasters, the server, Steve Mensing, and Emoclear.com of any responsibility for either the application or misapplication of this process. Within any emotional or mental process is the possibility that someone could experience discomfort. So proceed with this warning. ***
EMBALMER I
Experience each question for as long as it takes to experience what is asked, then go to the next:
Can you lay down and let your arms lay slightly away from your body with your fingers slightly spread?
Is it possible to turn your head so your left nostril is on top and your right nostril is on the bottom? (This will accentuate left nasal dominance breathing for the remainder of this exercise.)
Can you breathe deeply and slowly from your belly, comfortably and fully filling your lungs? Can you let go go of all control of the breath as you exhale? (Do this several times, then put your relaxed and open attention to whatever experiences are requested).
Is it possible, with your eyes closed to peer for 10 seconds through an area just above your eyebrows.
Can you begin to let your jaw sag, your tongue relax, and your face sag. Take your time. Just allow all three areas to fully relax.
Can you briefly imagine biting into a warm lemon and tasting it's tartness?
Can you allow your entire mouth to fill up completely with saliva and can you permit this saliva to remain above and below your tongue for the remainder of this exercise?
Is it possible to notice which arm is more relaxed than the other?
Can you notice which hand is more relaxed than the other?
Is it possible to notice which leg is more relaxed than the other?
Can you notice which foot is more relaxed than the other?
Is it possible to notice which is more relaxed: your torso or your lower body?
If you fell asleep and were dreaming, what would your body feel like at that moment? Would it have numbness or tingling? Or no particular sensation at all? What might you feel?
Can you notice the space behind your face? What if that empty space felt pleasantly warm?
Is it possible to notice the empty space within your neck? What if that empty space felt pleasantly warm?
Can you notice the empty space within your torso? What if the empty space felt pleasantly warm?
Is it possible to notice the empty space within your right leg? What if that empty space felt pleasantly warm?
Can you notice the empty space within your left leg? What if that empty space was pleasantly warm?
Is it possible to recall a time when you were either napping or sleeping, what did that feel like?
Can you recall a time when you were either in reverie or dreaming, what did that feel like?
Is it possible to drift or float in relaxing reverie or dreams for as long as you prefer. When you feel relaxed enough, you can become alert again, feeling your body and looking out through your eyes. You can use the "grounding exercise" on the Process page.
EMBALMER II
Experience each question for as long as it takes to experience what is asked, then go to the next:
Can you lay down and let your arms lay slightly away from your body with your fingers slightly spread?
Is it possible to turn your head so your left nostril is on top and your right nostril is on the bottom? (This will accentuate left nasal dominance breathing for the remainder of this exercise.)
Can you breathe deeply and slowly from your belly, comfortably and fully filling your lungs? Can you let go go of all control of the breath as you exhale? (Do this several times, then put your relaxed and open attention to whatever experiences are requested).
Is it possible, with your eyes closed to peer for 10 seconds through an area just above your eyebrows.
Can you begin to let your jaw sag, your tongue relax, and your face sag. Take your time. Just allow all three areas to fully relax.
Can you briefly imagine biting into a warm lemon and tasting it's tartness?
Can you allow your entire mouth to fill up completely with saliva and can you permit this saliva to remain above and below your tongue for the remainer of this exercise?
Is it possible to experience a growing warmth on the lower rear of the back of your head (The occipital region).
Can you pay relaxed and open attention to the periphery of your visual filed for 8 seconds?
Is it possible to notice half of your body is more relaxed than the other?
Can you notice which side of your body is warmer than the other?
Is it possible to hear the word calm coming from somewhere in your awareness?
Can you imagine the entire space contained within your body?
Is it possible to notice the entire space contained within your room?
Can you notice the entire space within the house or building you are staying?
Is it possible to notice the entire space within your town or city?
Can you experience the entire space within the Earth?
Is it possible to notice the entire space within your solar system?
Can you experience the entire space within your galaxy?
Is it possible to notice the space within your universe?
Can you notice the entire space within your mind?
Is it possible to notice the entire space outside your mind?
Can you notice everything contained within awareness?
Is it possible to notice that awareness is contained within everything?
Can you notice what happens when you call everything awareness?
Is it possible to remove the label awareness?
Can you experience everything called calm?
Is it possible just to pay attention to whatever drifts in and out of awareness?
Is it possible to drift or float in relaxing reverie or dreams for as long as you prefer. When you feel relaxed, you can become alert again, feeling your body and looking out through your eyes. You can use the "grounding exercise" on the Process page.
Take care, Steve