Submitted by Michael Hanko on Mon, 2008-03-10 15:30.
I am using the wish, "I release my jaw."
My first attempts to send this wish actually result in my subtlely pressing my jaw forward--thus contracting muscles instead of releasing them. I gradually am learning to let the wish be just a thought (electrons traveling through my neurons) and not an action (muscles working).
It is amazing to me how often I find my jaw clenched...it seems as though I need to send the wish every few seconds at this point! I am gaining a great deal of awareness about my jaw habits in my activities--many of which don't even involve the jaw. My jaw seems to think it drives every movement I make....
I tried sending the wish before getting out of bed this morning and noticed that it was much easier to move from lying down to sitting up.
My wish started in discrete words, but readily degenerates into a vague thought that seems to be located in the vicinity of my jaw. If I had to transcribe this thought into sound, it would go something like, "blahblahblahJAWblahblahblahblah." I achieve more clarity with the version that uses actual English words.
Fifth day update: I have much more awareness of how I use my jaw during the day, and have been catching myself many times JUST BEFORE I would have clenched it instead of afterwards. Today at the pool, a more relaxed jaw helped me to coordinate my breathing better in the crawl stroke.
My results
I am using the wish, "I release my jaw."
My first attempts to send this wish actually result in my subtlely pressing my jaw forward--thus contracting muscles instead of releasing them. I gradually am learning to let the wish be just a thought (electrons traveling through my neurons) and not an action (muscles working).
It is amazing to me how often I find my jaw clenched...it seems as though I need to send the wish every few seconds at this point! I am gaining a great deal of awareness about my jaw habits in my activities--many of which don't even involve the jaw. My jaw seems to think it drives every movement I make....
I tried sending the wish before getting out of bed this morning and noticed that it was much easier to move from lying down to sitting up.
My wish started in discrete words, but readily degenerates into a vague thought that seems to be located in the vicinity of my jaw. If I had to transcribe this thought into sound, it would go something like, "blahblahblahJAWblahblahblahblah." I achieve more clarity with the version that uses actual English words.
Fifth day update: I have much more awareness of how I use my jaw during the day, and have been catching myself many times JUST BEFORE I would have clenched it instead of afterwards. Today at the pool, a more relaxed jaw helped me to coordinate my breathing better in the crawl stroke.