Nature is Talking to You - Are You Listening?
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Got Dental Anxiety??
In 2005, I developed Wildlife Imagery® as an alternative therapeutic modality. It has served me well in easing my anxiety….dealing with a melanoma diagnosis, negotiating medical testing and surgeries, and showing up in places that agoraphobia once prevented me from entering/experiencing - like the dental office!
This poem by a Russian saint who spent 25 years of his life in the forest as a solitary hermit is written simply and provides us an opportunity to stop and feel ourselves in nature as he experienced it. Enjoy this peaceful reminder of your origins and take a sensory walk through these images of nature.
You can use this writing as a 1st step to accessing Wildlife Imagery® by reading each line separately and taking a moment to close your eyes and imagine the scene while exhaling several deep breaths. See which animals and images speak to you today.
Drink water from the spring where horses drink. The horse will never drink bad water.
Lay your bed where the cat sleeps. Eat the fruit that has been touched by a worm.
Boldly pick the mushroom on which the insects sit. Plant the tree where the mole digs. Build your house where the snake coils to warm itself.
Dig your fountain where the birds hide from heat.
Go to sleep and wake up at the same time with the birds – you will reap all of the day's golden grains.
Eat more green – you will have strong legs and a resistant heart, like the beings of the forest.
Swim often and you will feel on earth like the fish in water.
Look at the sky as often as possible and your thoughts will become light and clear.
Be quiet a lot, speak little – and silence will come in your heart, and your spirit will be calm and full of peace.
Nature is talking to you, are you listening?
~Prokhor Moshnin (became known as Seraphim of Sarov)
Wildlife Imagery® is one of the techniques I use to ease my dental anxiety. And it is part of the wealth of tips and strategies I share with members of The Anxiety Avenger™ Alliance - Dental Edition.
Based on feedback from folks who struggle to accept dental care, the Alliance is now designed uniquely for those who choose the path to ease their dental anxiety.
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