I lay on the hardwood floors of my friends apartment. Â Propped up by yoga bolsters and atop woolen, grey blankets, I lay surrounded by a circle of wonderfully amazing women listening to the conversation.
I was feeling sleepy, tired. Â It had been a long day, a lot of good stuff, and a full day at that.
I noticed my friends black cat walking around me. Â He came over and looked me in the face and then made a move like he was going to walk onto me. Â Sure enough, moments later he was pawing my belly with his back two feet still on the floor. Â Then he made his whole way up, facing me, and he laid down long ways on my torso.
His body felt heavy and warm, soft and solid.
During the conversation, I began to chime in. Â I noticed when I tired to speak louder or laugh loudly, the cat seemed disturbed and almost scared. Â So I realized, if I wanted to maintain this very special feeling of this big, black cat laying on my torso, I had to be aware of how loud I was speaking.
When I thought about speaking again, something occurred to me:
This cat was helping me stay inside my body energetically. Â Because I couldn’t use a loud voice to speak with the cat on my stomach, I had to speak from my center and not project so much.
I was reminded of a moment earlier in the day, as I finished a workshop, where I was speaking as if from the center of my body all the way up through my mouth. Â It felt so good, the words so clear and open as if from the depth of my being.
I will try this more this week: speaking from my center and noticing when I am speaking loudly or projecting more than is needed.
What will you do dear reader?
Speak boldly and carry a small stick? 😉
How’s it going Sean?
Fantastic, so thankful! How about you?
🙂