Poi and Meditation - from Elliot

I write -

I decided two weekends ago that meditation by staying perfectly still was not for me and that I would start using various forms of movement to give my mind a break. While I almost always do this at shows when I dance my ass off, I can't wait to do my own form of meditation with my poi.

Love to you as always all the way from the East Coast,
Leslie

Elliot writes -

poi is a great form of meditation. i've always found the same to be true with me... simply sitting and relaxing my mind in order to clear it isn't as effective for me as doing something. poi is an amazing tool for that, it's not like you really have to think too hard about what you're doing (unless you're trying to learn something new specifically) but gives your mind an outlet and something to lose focus on. for instance when i'm spinning i don't really think about the goings on of my life, other people, desires... anything. not even really what "move" or "trick" i'm doing... i let myself focus on the flow, and probably the most direct thoughts i have are about whether i'm pleased with the way it feels or disappointed. disappointed isn't really even the right word... it's more like i either like what i'm doing or what to try something different. the poi control themselves in a sense, they go where they want to with minimal interaction from you...

lol now that i got all profound and mysterious... i think you'll have much success using them for that purpose :)

Honoring the Divine Femine

Movement

Take a conscious breath -
In Out

Feel the steady heart that radiates into a glowing aura, enveloping my body -
A strong sensation of love for myself that germinates from my core.

Now feel my arms around you,
Your arms around me,
My head against your head,
Your head against mine.

Through an exothermic reaction between the exchange of our most purest and joyous energy, sparks of light form between our matter.

Now feel my cheek against your cheek,
Your cheek against mine.

Take a conscious breath -
Feel the wavelengths settle, relax, and sigh.

Bask in the afterglow.

At this convergence, our pathways have merged for a moment in time and space. With the recognition that out two pathways are different - some further along than others, this connection exists as a celebration of our ultimate journey for self love and love for others.

“Happy Burn-Day”.

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Intermission

Before I am to go on my travels, I am held in limbo with my family.

Insecurities, self-doubt, and loneliness cloud my thoughts.

My family has been pushing me to do this and that, completely not respecting my decisions and preferences. They believe they know what's best for me, they believe they know what normal is. I ask for them to simply let me do my own thing.

I have also come to recognize my deep-seeded dependency in relationships.

More to add: "I truly appreciate the offer; however, I've already made plans to travel with my best friend, Mr. Blake Berky, to a few festivals myself. I certainly am not as strong of a woman as I appear to be either. While I am pretty damn good at taking care of business, I have a tendency to develop dependencies on my boyfriends that ends up allowing myself to get treated like shit and completely unappreciated.

That being said, the journey I'm about to embark on needs to be done emotionally solo - a quest to gain my independence from relationships as well as a quest for my own sense of spirituality, which I would like to derive without the use of hallucinogens. According to my latest Tarot Card reading, I will be successful in the end, but only as long as a be conscious of my path and the steps that I am taking."

Separation Anxiety

A focal change in my life.

A move.

A move towards breaking my barriers, a move towards experimentation, a move towards self-assurance.

I have been raised in conformity, I have been brought up to follow the law, to do well in school, to get a job, to have kids, to be appropriate, to be flexible and likable.

What happened to the rebellion I once had in my youth. Think back.

I know and want nonconformity. I know and want an alternative lifestyle. I want to be myself.

I want...

>>mind-altering<<

It is the root source of my jealousy - jealous of those that have no fear in being themselves.

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While I am on my own quest, I need to find comfort in the fact that my most closest friends are on the same quest and admire those that have taken that long journey.

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It is strange to think that in a world of homogenization and a culture of individual suppresion, the counter-culture is equally competitive. Focus on the B A L A NC E and being G E N U I N E.

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