Mind-body connection.
I wonder if what we think changes how our bodies feel.
I wonder if how our bodies feel changes what we think.
Let's see if we can figure that out by imagining that we're biting into a lemon.
I want you to notice if there's a connection between what happens in your mind and what happens in your body.
Are you ready?
Sit with your back straight,
Your body relaxed,
Your hands on your knees,
And your eyes closed.
And just think,
You're sitting at your kitchen table.
On the table in front of you is a lemon and a knife on a cutting board.
You take one hand and you put it on the lemon.
You're getting ready to cut it,
And you notice that the lemon feels cold and a little bit wet.
Grab the knife,
Slice the lemon,
And a little bit of lemon juice squirts out,
And you feel the wet lemon juice and you can smell it.
Now grab one half of that lemon and slice that in half again so you have a lemon quarter,
Like a wedge of lemon.
Pick up that wedge,
Bring it just below your nose and take a whiff.
Deep breath in and you smell that lemon juice.
Is your mouth puckering up?
Mine is.
And now bite into it.
I'm wondering if your body reacted to thinking about biting into a lemon in the same way it would have reacted if you had actually bitten into a lemon.
I know mine did.
If your body did,
That's an example of a mind-body connection.
And now that you understand what I mean when I say mind-body connection,
My guess is you'll start to see them all the time on your own.
