Intensive — Exit the Tension Zone in 21 Days

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Day 1 (better late than never).
1. Tension: 6 out of 10.
2. Quality of practice: 80%
3. Main observation: the tension in my abdomen is stronger than I thought.

When the first days of the intensive were posted, I read them but decided not to participate: the specifics of the text and the format, with several small tasks throughout the day, made me very tense. During this time, I became a little better at distinguishing tension in my body and decided to try working with it as part of the intensive after all.

The task of observing tension instead of consciously relaxing it turned out to be very effective for me. I also liked the note that an attempt to relax can turn into work (and, consequently, cause even more tension). Through observation and brief check-ins during the day, I have been able to gradually reduce tension more effectively than through deliberate relaxation when that doesn't work.

Also, over the course of the first day, I managed to uncover several beliefs I was unaware of.

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<div class="bbWrapper">Day 1 (better late than never).<br /> 1. Tension: 6 out of 10.<br /> 2. Quality of practice: 80%<br /> 3. Main observation: the tension in my abdomen is stronger than I thought.<br /> <br /> When the first days of the intensive were posted, I read them but decided not to participate: the specifics of the text and the format, with several small tasks throughout the day, made me very tense. During this time, I became a little better at distinguishing tension in my body and decided to try working with it as part of the intensive after all.<br /> <br /> The task of observing tension instead of consciously relaxing it turned out to be very effective for me. I also liked the note that an attempt to relax can turn into work (and, consequently, cause even more tension). Through observation and brief check-ins during the day, I have been able to gradually reduce tension more effectively than through deliberate relaxation when that doesn't work.<br /> <br /> Also, over the course of the first day, I managed to uncover several beliefs I was unaware of.</div>

 

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Day 14
(from 14.08.26, applying the day’s practices in combination with the knowledge gained
from the previous days of this intensive)

Overall tension before the main practice: 6 out of 10
Overall tension after the main practice: 3 out of 10
Quality of practice performance: 80%

I have become more attentive to the boundaries of my responsibility +
and much calmer about letting those close to me have the right to live through their decisions/their lives.
I noticed that I feel guilty less often if I do not respond to someone immediately
or say “no,” and I dwell less on what people will think of me.
I also accept other people’s refusals more calmly, while in areas of shared responsibility
I try to act more carefully.
I hear my body’s signals, and to harmonize/balance my systems I use practices
(breathing, shaking, writing, Qigong, and others). It has become easier for me to cope with anxious thoughts.
However, I still have difficulties recognizing emotions.
Thanks to the practices and observations, my level of awareness has become somewhat higher.
I have truly begun to see how multidimensional tension is.
And although my brain still finds it difficult to manage all these mechanisms at once,
correction is taking place—slowly, but with interest; I want to continue working on this.

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<div class="bbWrapper"><b>Day 14</b><br /> (from 14.08.26, applying the day’s practices in combination with the knowledge gained<br /> from the previous days of this intensive)<br /> <br /> Overall tension before the main practice: 6 out of 10<br /> Overall tension after the main practice: 3 out of 10<br /> Quality of practice performance: 80%<br /> <br /> I have become more attentive to the boundaries of my responsibility +<br /> and much calmer about letting those close to me have the right to live through their decisions/their lives.<br /> I noticed that I feel guilty less often if I do not respond to someone immediately<br /> or say “no,” and I dwell less on what people will think of me.<br /> I also accept other people’s refusals more calmly, while in areas of shared responsibility<br /> I try to act more carefully.<br /> I hear my body’s signals, and to harmonize/balance my systems I use practices<br /> (breathing, shaking, writing, Qigong, and others). It has become easier for me to cope with anxious thoughts.<br /> However, I still have difficulties recognizing emotions.<br /> Thanks to the practices and observations, my level of awareness has become somewhat higher.<br /> I have truly begun to see how multidimensional tension is.<br /> And although my brain still finds it difficult to manage all these mechanisms at once,<br /> correction is taking place—slowly, but with interest; I want to continue working on this.</div>

 

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Day 19 Awakening the Inner Light
An amazing day of practices!
I really love feeling Joy "as a normal part of life, rather than a bonus awarded only to the Universe’s most productive employees."
I completed all the practices 100%.
I “anchored” a new Anchor—with the golden color of white linen and a wheat ear!
I feel alive when I do the simplest things: when I practice my Sadhana, when I find the time and energy for other practices, when I listen to OM Shanti’s Music and Songs, when I sit in silence, when I feel Love in my heart, when I create Joy “with my own hands,” when I communicate with people close to me, even though there aren’t many of them, when I take care of my health, when I move, when I breathe, when I walk under the starry sky, when I prepare simple, wholesome, and very tasty food for God, when I am at the Ashram and at the School, when I write a new Post, when I feel that I have managed to help someone in an eco-friendly way, and when I myself feel heartfelt gratitude toward someone, when I update my habit tracker, when I dance, draw, sing, hold a needle and thread or knitting needles in my hands, when I read, “observe” the planets, when I want to do something new and unfamiliar,..... and many other things.
“My Joy takes nothing away from others”; on the contrary.
“I can rejoice and continue solving important tasks”.
“I don’t need to wait for a perfect life to feel warmth now”.
After the practices:
I increased my sense of Vital Force—from 5 to 9 out of10.
The feeling of Inner Joy — it was 6, now it is 10 out of 10.
Thank you for the OM Shanti Intensive Practice and the Higher Powers.

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<div class="bbWrapper">Day 19 Awakening the Inner Light<br /> An amazing day of practices!<br /> I really love feeling Joy "as a normal part of life, rather than a bonus awarded only to the Universe’s most productive employees." <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /><br /> I completed all the practices 100%.<br /> I “anchored” a new Anchor—with the golden color of white linen and a wheat ear!<br /> I feel alive when I do the simplest things: when I practice my Sadhana, when I find the time and energy for other practices, when I listen to OM Shanti’s Music and Songs, when I sit in silence, when I feel Love in my heart, when I create Joy “with my own hands,” when I communicate with people close to me, even though there aren’t many of them, when I take care of my health, when I move, when I breathe, when I walk under the starry sky, when I prepare simple, wholesome, and very tasty food for God, when I am at the Ashram and at the School, when I write a new Post, when I feel that I have managed to help someone in an eco-friendly way, and when I myself feel heartfelt gratitude toward someone, when I update my habit tracker, when I dance, draw, sing, hold a needle and thread or knitting needles in my hands, when I read, “observe” the planets, when I want to do something new and unfamiliar,..... and many other things.<br /> “My Joy takes nothing away from others”; on the contrary<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" />.<br /> “I can rejoice and continue solving important tasks”<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" />.<br /> “I don’t need to wait for a perfect life to feel warmth now”<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" />.<br /> After the practices:<br /> I increased my sense of Vital Force—from 5 to 9 out of10.<br /> The feeling of Inner Joy — it was 6, now it is 10 out of 10.<br /> Thank you for the OM Shanti Intensive Practice and the Higher Powers.<img class="smilie smilie--emoji" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands :pray:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/joypixels/emoji-assets@5.0/png/64/1f64f.png" data-shortname=":pray:" /></div>