馃憗 Sense
Walk barefoot for at least ten minutes. What do your feet notice that your eyes miss?
Remove your shoes now
Back to Journey
Stage 5 of 16
Day One
The body remembers water
Sensation & Softening
Today's Intention
Let your senses lead. The mind can rest鈥攖he body knows how to be here.
"The first full day is a kind of forgetting. You forget what day it is. You forget to check the time. Your body begins to remember something ancient about tide and light."
Gentle
Grounding, sensory prompts to ease into reflection
馃憗 Sense
Find a spot where you can hear waves. Close your eyes and listen until you can distinguish at least three different sounds within the water.
Spend at least 5 minutes listening
馃珋 Body
Wade into the lagoon until you're waist-deep. Stand still. Feel the water's warmth, the sand shifting beneath your feet, the tiny currents. Let your body be part of the sea.
Stay in the water for at least 5 minutes
馃憗 Sense
The reef is alive鈥攅very color is a creature. Go snorkeling or look through clear water at fish. Pick one fish and follow only it. What is its day like? What is it worried about?
Spend time watching reef life
Reflective
Emotional and relational explorations
馃挱 Reflect
How did you sleep? What visited you in dreams? Even fragments matter.
馃珋 Body
Your body has been armored by everyday life. Where do you feel it beginning to soften?
馃寫 Shadow
What habit from home have you already noticed yourself doing automatically? Watch it without judgment.
馃挱 Reflect
Find a hermit crab. Watch it move. It carries its home everywhere it goes. What would it feel like to need so little? What would you keep if your home had to fit on your back?
Deep
Challenging questions for those ready to go further
馃摉 Story
If you could send one feeling from this moment back to yourself from three days ago鈥攖he self who was packing and worrying鈥攚hat would you send?
Your Reflections
These prompts are for you alone. Write in a journal, speak them aloud, or simply let them move through you. There is no right way to reflect.
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