Mind Awareness Exercise

In order to raise the level of awareness from the body to the mind, this exercise is performed by letting the mind wander as it may without obstruction.  Set a predetermined amount of time for the session beforehand and use an alarm clock or timer.  20 minutes is appropriate.  Sit comfortably, in one of the position poses.  Use a audio recorder to record the entire session. As you sit, calmly articulate your thought, idea, memory or feeling that happens to arise into the microphone.  Speak without planning what to say next.  At the end of the session, play back what has been recorded.  This practice will give the student a good idea of the hidden contents within the psyche.  The student may experience an open floodgate of pent up feelings or thoughts that have been censored for years.  However, the simple act of becoming aware of these hidden thoughts is part of the process of being able to come to terms with them.  The mental pressue and inner conflicts caused by these repressed thoughts will eventually dissipate along with the number of breaks in concentration.