What I Learned From My First EFL Experience
by Sueños on 02/28/17
I touched on this a bit yesterday, but I didn't take the time to really delve into what my first EFL experience really meant to me. For those new here the Energy Focused Living(EFL) experience is a four day learning experience created by Juan Manuel Sanchez the founder of Los Sueños Institute. During the week you meditate, do yoga, hike, and kayak (or ski and snowshoe depending on the weather) all while surrounded by picturesque rocky mountains. This is done with the goal of helping its participants discover their true passion and their authentic selves. Oh and did I mention? No. Phones.
Day one without my phone was nerve wracking, however, by the end of day two I was happy to be without it. The experience made me realize I needed a much more balanced relationship with my connectedness. It made me realize how often I turn to it for entertainment instead of taking a moment to look around. In fact, I loved having my phone off so much, I left it off for the rest of the week. I felt like I controlled the buzzing, flashing rectangle in my pocket, and not the other way around.
The other huge breakthrough was an alleviation of my shoulder pain. I tend to carry my stress in my shoulders, and for a time it seemed I always had some minor kind of tension in them. It was something I had kind of come to accept. Some days were better than others, but no matter what stretches I did or how many massages I got it wouldn't go away. Then, on the third day of the experience, everything changed. I was meditating next to the pond in front of the house listening to the hum of the dragonflies, and the chorus of bird songs, when suddenly my shoulders dropped down. The tension disappeared. I was finally able to fully relax in a way I don't think I ever had before. From that moment on I was able to consciously alleviate the tension whenever I found it creeping its way back.
To sum it up, I found a way of being that was unlike anything I had experienced. I realized that my life is my canvas to paint, and that I can do so however I see fit. I came to a great deal of peace with myself, my goals, and ambitions. I found a happiness I had never experienced, and I was given the tools to continue to create it whenever I needed it. It was truly life changing, and I pray that it's an experience everyone can have one day.
This is a guest post by one of our coaches Diego-Andreas. If you like this post, and want to see more like it, check out his blog at www.wonderingintomyself.com
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