Negative Imagery In Breathwork & Watching The News: What You Need To Know
Negative imagery can sometimes emerge during a breathwork session, serving as the initial layer of self-discovery. When you reflect on this occurrence, it becomes evident that these images are prevalent in our daily lives, constantly bombarding us through television, newspapers, and social media. While we diligently nourish our bodies with care, we often overlook the importance of regulating the images we feed our minds.
What You Focus on Expands
In the realm of our brain, the impact of our imaginative thoughts, television content, and real-life experiences are all equally potent. Hence, it becomes paramount to exercise discernment in what we choose to “nourish” it with. Your life’s trajectory and thought patterns are directly influenced by where you channel your focus. Just imagine how difficult it must be for your psyche to stay in a positive uplifting state when it is consistently bombarded with negative images.
Why Negative Imagery Arises in Breathwork
Only by fully experiencing something can it be released. Therefore, if negative imagery surfaces during your breathwork, your psyche is prompting you to immerse yourself fully in these images, so that you can release them and dissolve the negative impact that they have on your system. Once this process is complete, your sessions will naturally progress to explore other types of experiences, peeling back the layers of the metaphorical onion. So although the images were negative, and maybe even unsettling, take comfort in knowing it was a healthy and fruitful breathwork session.
The Message Behind the Negative Imagery in Breathwork
Messages received in breathwork are deeply personal, which makes it impossible for me to provide a definitive interpretation. However, I can offer a potential understanding of the message based on my past interactions with participants:
Stop watching and listening to so much negative news! Recognize that news outlets often sensationalize events, and 90% of the news we encounter leans towards the negative. Furthermore, remember that the news represents merely one potential interpretation, typically filtered through a pessimistic perspective. What you receive is often just a selective portion of the whole story, tailored by producers to entice you into returning for more.
That is my interpretation of the message. However, please keep in mind, that the true meaning resides within you, waiting for your own introspection to uncover.
Tips for Nourishing Your Mind with Positivity
Spend more of the day nourishing your mind with positive imagery; this simple practice can utterly transform your life. Our brains inherently shun dissonance, so when you concentrate on positive images, your brain will actively seek out and amplify other positive aspects of your life. Conversely, if you fixate on negativity, it will diligently seek out and magnify negativity in your life.
I personally do not watch the news anymore except for a few minutes in the morning when I look at one newspaper online so that I have a general idea of what is going on in the world. I spend the extra time that I save on the computer doing searches under topics like “gratitude” and “appreciation” and reading those stories. Those stories are just as real, but the news media does not care about them. This small shift in my routine has made me happier and more fulfilled as a human being. I feel much better energy in my body, I am healthier, and my experience of life has completely transformed!
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