MOVING THROUGH THE BODY ARMOR (THOSE DEFENSES)
WE GET STUCK! THE BODY ARMOR WE'VE BUILT UP "THAT PATTERN" HAS BEEN REINFORCED AGAIN AND AGAIN! IT'S AN IMPOSSIBLE JOB TO MOVE THROUGH IT AND GET TO OUR DISSONANT FEELINGS, CONNECT WITH THEM, AND BEGIN TO LET THEM GO. IT'S JUST SO FRUSTRATING. WHAT ARE WE TO DO?
ANYONE ATTEMPTING TO RE-EMERGE FROM PATTERNS FIND IT VERY FRUSTRATING MOVING THROUGH THE BODY ARMOR. "ANIMATED LAUGHTER" CLASSES IS ONE WAY OF DECEIVING THE BODY ARMOR AND ACCESSING THE DISSONANT ENERGY AND RELEASING IT!
WE CAN PASS THROUGH THE DENIAL, THE SOCIALIZATION PROCESS, THOSE OTHER PSYCHOLOGICAL DEFENSES, AND GET TO THE FEAR THROUGH ANIMATED LAUGHTER.
THE SECRET IS TO REPEAT THE CIRCULAR PATTERN OF MOVING THROUGH THE PATTERNED BODY ARMOR AGAIN, AND AGAIN, AND AGAIN, AND AGAIN. WE JUST DON'T STOP. WE ARE CONSISTENT IN OUR PERSISTENCE UNTIL THE DEFENSIVE WALLS DISSAPATE.
PLEASE JOIN ME AGAIN ON SATURDAYS AT 11:00 A.M. IN BALBOA PARK, SAN DIEGO BETWEEN QUINCE AND UPAS ON SIXTH AVENUE NEAR THE PLAYGROUNDS FOR OUR LAUGHTER CLASS. THE NEXT ONE IS 4/28. PLEASE BRING A PILLOW, MAT OR BLANKET, A MINDSET THAT YOU ARE GOING TO FEEL LIKE LAUGHING, A FRIEND, AND A LOVE OFFERING. WE MEET FOR ABOUT ONE HOUR AND 15 MINUTES.
MUCH BLESSINGS
JOEL V.
