Gesticulation

A weekly exercise

Each week an exercise will be posted for the aim of raising awareness and being present in the midst of ordinary life.

This week’s exercise focuses on gesticulation, dramatic gestures used to emphasize one's words. Our moving center takes control when we accentuate what we are trying to convey with hand motions. Often times the hands get wilder and the meaning and clarity of our words are lost keeping us in a state of sleep. Gesticulation is a distraction, a bufffer that is cleverly devised by the lower self to prevent us from experiencing presence and a state of higher consciousness.

This week make an effort to pay close attention to your hand motions. When speaking observe what your hands are doing. Keep them still so that you may speak and interact with others in presence.

As our teacher says, what one experiences, we all experience. We welcome you to share your experiences.

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