The Neptune Gong Challenge is open to anyone who wishes to participate. All you need is a Neptune Gong and a willingness to explore. Each day, I will provide a short prompt or exercise to help you get the most out of your gong practice. I hope you will join me on this journey of self-discovery!
Soften Your Edges
Softening your edges is about being open and flexible enough to adjust to the environment without becoming overwhelmed or defensive. In today’s exercise, we will be using the Neptune Gong to gently move energy through our bodies, helping us to achieve a sense of calmness, connection with our inner selves, and a feeling of openness.
Before you begin, you will need a Neptune Gong and three cushions or yoga mats. Lie down on your back with your feet spread apart and your palms up. Make sure that your head, neck, and shoulders are supported by the cushions. Place the Neptune Gong at the top of your head, being careful that the surface is flat.
Start by setting an intention. Visualize the energy within you and around you becoming soft, flexible, and open. As you hit the Gong, take deep breaths in and out, imagining the sound vibrating through your body and softening the edges of your energy. Allow yourself to open up to this expanded energy and explore the sensations that emerge.
Once you have finished, take a few moments to sit up and take in this new energy. As you focus on maintaining this openness, set the intention to keep this feeling of lightness and expansion with you throughout the day.
What does it mean to soften your edges?
Softening your edges is a metaphor that expresses the need to become more flexible and remain open to the environment without being overwhelmed or defensive. Softening your edges means stepping outside of one’s comfort zone – both mentally and physically – to expand your boundaries, grow, have new experiences, and learn new things.
To soften your edges means to be open to change and accept new things with enthusiasm and gratitude. It means being flexible and adaptive, rather than rigid and resistant to change. It allows for room for personal growth, trying new things, and experiencing the unknown. It’s about trusting yourself and knowing that you can handle what comes your way.
Overall, softening your edges can help you accept yourself as you are, free from worries and stress. It will help you realize and understand that no matter what obstacles or changes come your way, you can handle them, and you will grow in the process.
How can you soften your edges?
Softening your edges can start by recognizing change as necessary for growth and being proactive about it. Here are four tips to help you soften your edges:
1. Dialog with Your Inner Voice: Start being more open and honest with yourself. Acknowledge your thoughts and feelings without judging yourself. Letting your inner self be heard is an important step in learning to be more flexible and adaptive to change.
2. Mindful Thinking: Develop the ability to pause and take a step back when faced with challenging situations, and to give thought to possible solutions. Practicing mindful thinking can help you remain open and positive toward the unknown.
3. Allow for Uncertainty: Rather than focusing on the uncertainty, focus on the potential. Uncertainty does not have to be a negative thing – it can open new avenues and teach you valuable lessons.
4. Embrace Change: When faced with change, try to see the opportunity for growth and new experiences. Start to embrace the unknown, and understand that embracing change can be incredibly liberating.
Ultimately, softening your edges is not just about being open and receptive to change, but about being open to growth and different experiences as well. While it may be a challenge to start, with dedication and practice, you’ll eventually find that embracing change and the unknown will greatly expand your life. with has completely different beliefs or values. It is important to approach the conversation with empathy and be willing to empathize with the other’s views.
Have Flexible Goals:
Define the must-haves, but also be willing to be flexible on certain things. Expect that plans and objectives can, and will, change and be prepared to respond accordingly.
Belief in Yourself: Belief in yourself, your capabilities and your judgment. Know that you can grow, evolve and be flexible with your choices and beliefs.
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