Reclaiming Energy - To Frank

[Mário [Hootless Crew]]

"I found that interesting because it brings up a good point (probably better in another thread), which is why not reclaim that energy. Did all that releasing I did this past weekend sap my energy level?"

I read that in the thread about how did you know about the method. The answer is no. You reclaim your energy every time you release.
You use your energy to suppress emotions. That's the sapping. What is the highest level of sapping? Apathy. You use so much energy to bury the garbage so deeply, that there´s no energy left for you. As Lester said: Apathy is Sapathy. It saps your energy.
When you release, suppressed garbage goes and the energy used to suppress it is available to you again.

Mário

[Lisa [Hootless Crew]]

Wow Mario - it all happens where you are doesn't it? I have a salsa friend who lives here originally from Brazil - I will have to ask her about the carnival....our salsa nights are boring in comparison LOL - The real addicts never ever even date eachother because they don't want to have to leave the community if things go wrong and there is bad feeling from a break up etc. Sadly we don't have many naturally good leads here, as most of the men do get ego driven and concerned about what they look like over their ability to lead! LOL

I guess we just go to dance though and not for some other motive. Some of the best feelings of beingness have arisen for me after a really fast dance routine, where the mind just got out of the way totally. Thus having given the mind something to focus on for the physical body - I can recall sitting after and closing my eyes and feeling incredibly high, present and at peace, a real feeling of 'isnness'. I have had that after a power yoga session too though.....and I wondered if it was just the excercise and endorphins entering the blood stream physically. However, I have not experienced the same 'quiet' with walking, running, or any other forms of excercise.

I am just beginning at AT - but the whole principle of following the heart, being aware of the central axis and heart centre, moving only to the music and almost forgetting what the body is doing is great awareness practice for me. :)

[Mário [Hootless Crew]]

I would say it is not the exercise. I did one yoga class once, before releasing seriously. I used to smoke at that time. When I got back I was so high that I couldn't smoke, because it would disturb the high. I don't get that from exercise, I just wake up a bit more.
What you are describing would be Tolle's method, right? Being in the body is one gateway to Beingness.