Saving Our Energy
Breema offers a very intelligent and effective approach to saving energy.
We all need energy. Energy, like time, is limited. But we seldom think of that. If we keep this obvious, though usually ignored fact in mind, we become interested in using our energy wisely, in conserving it when we can, and in wasting as little of it as possible.
Perhaps it would be good to identify some of our main energy “leaks.”
Contrary to what we might think, physical activity takes less energy than being sedentary. When we are physically active, we primarily use the larger muscles of the body. When they become fatigued, their energy is easily replenished. But inactivity creates tension in the smaller muscles of the body, and is much more difficult to dispel. We quickly become fatigued when we sit for long periods, and blood circulation, oxygen intake, and other primary functions slow down, making us feel more tired and less healthy.
Inactivity often leads to negativity. Our thoughts become more negative, and we tend to feel more isolated and alienated. We lose our gusto, and simple activities bring all kinds of little aches and pains to the surface, and seem to take more energy than they used to.
Clearly, we can’t conserve our energy by trying not to do things! Having plenty of physical activity each day is good.
But many of us have jobs that require lots of computer time, and so we are sitting (and occassionally standing) still for many hours each day.
Breema offers a very intelligent and effective approach to saving energy. Breema focuses on how we use our body, our mind, and our feelings, and on the interactions between these three parts of ourselves. By working with any one (or more!) of Breema’s Nine Principles of Harmony, we can “plug” many of our hidden energy leaks, and actually increase the energy that becomes available to us each day.
The following is a brief overview of several of the principles and how they can be used to save and increase our energy:
Body Comfortable
We have become so accustomed to being uncomfortable, even when there’s nothing preventing us from finding the postures and movements that would bring immediate energy and relaxation to us. By working with this principle, we can find new supplies of energy.
Full Participation
Using our whole body to do the things we have accustomed ourselves to do with just a part of ourselves actually saves energy! And by bringing our mind and feelings to whatever we’re doing actually allows us to do what we’re doing in the most efficient way.
No Force
We tend to do things with maximum tension, and use force to do what could be easily be done without force. Seeing this in acceptance, over and over again, allows us, at times, to find a new way of doing things that takes much less energy.
No Judgment
We needlessly drain our energy through constant commentary about and criticism of nearly everything we see. Rather than trying to stop this engrained process, Breema advises us to simply see that this is happening, and to come to see our thoughts are “just thoughts,” not the reality.
This saves enormous energy!
Each of the other principles can also show us how to use our energy more productively.
And as we continue to work with them, their efficacy actually increases!
Jon Schreiber, D.C., is the director of the Breema Center and Breema Clinic in Oakland, California, and has been teaching Breema internationally since 1980. He has presented at conferences in the fields of medicine, psychology, bodywork, and holistic health, and has authored numerous articles and books on the universal philosophy of Breema. In his clinical practice, Dr. Schreiber integrates Breema, Self-Breema, and the Nine Principles of Harmony to help patients discover the real meaning of health.
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