The Joys of Walking

 

 

By Jennifer Martin “Ahmala”

 

I enjoy my daily walks. I have found that my body really enjoys the movement, my lungs want to take nice deep breaths and my legs want to move.  I have noticed that on days when I walk, I am able to sleep better, and my body feels better overall. I have found that this is one of the ways my body communicates to me; by feeling better. I and my body have come to the conclusion that my daily walks are vital to my body’s health; and to my ascension.

 

I am learning to listen to my body. I don’t think I ever really listened to my body before. I don’t think I knew how. I just assumed that I knew what was best for my body.  One day I was intending to understand what my body needed, when I heard quiet clearly in my head, ‘I need Oxygen.’ I was stunned. What?  “Oxygen.”  This time it was a like a need, like when your thirsty and you need water. I knew without a doubt that my body needed more oxygen, so I went to the local health food store and bought some Cell Food, which is a digestible form of liquid oxygen. After a few days, I noticed that my body felt,  Happy? Yes, that would be the word, to describe it. My body was happy.  I was astounded.

 

I have not paid attention to my body’s needs for most of my life. So much so, that now when I actually hear my body; it’s like talking with another person, a stranger. I know that my body has been with me and I with it from the beginning; but I was so unfamiliar and disconnected from it. It’s like finding out you have an identical twin that you were separated from at birth. When you find each other; you feel like you have been reunited with the lost other half of yourself. You begin to feel more complete and whole and life make more sense.

 

I admit there are still times when I still try to ignore my body, the other morning I decided to sleep in late. My body wanted to get up. I decided to ignore it and fall back asleep. My body started to toss and turn, I couldn’t get comfortable. Then I could hear the conversation in my mind

 

Body: Get up.

Jenny: No, I want to sleep in...

Body: You already slept in, it’s 11:00 am and I want to move.

Jenny: I’m still sleepy...

Body: I can see the sunshine and I’m vitamin D deficient, let’s go for a walk!

Jenny: Silence. No response, because I’m ignoring the body.

Body: I’ve been holding it all night, all morning and now I really have to pee.

Jenny: Oh, jeeze! Okay, okay, I’m getting up!... (Bathroom interlude.) There! Are you satisfied now?

Body: I need a shower.

 

Okay, I could see that I was not going to get any more sleep in and now that I have moved about, I am more awake. So, after I’m showered and dressed, I decide to align with my body’s needs and go for a walk. I grab a coat and head for the door.

 

Body: I’m hungry.

Jenny: Oh, okay, yeah I guess we should eat something before we go out.

 

So, I go to the kitchen and grab my bag of picnic style, Barbecue potato chips! This is just the thing to tide me over until after the walk, then I’ll make something healthy to eat when I get back.

 

Body: Not That.

Jenny: But, these are okay, look at the label, their made from organic potatoes.

Body: Silence.

 

All of the sudden, I am craving scrambled eggs with butter and a glass of milk. I even get a mental picture of it. I slowly put the bag of potato chips back, I take off my coat and scramble up some eggs and get glass of milk. As I am sitting at the table, I must admit that yes, my body dose seem to know what is best for me.

 

Jenny: Body, I’ m glad you wanted to eat before going out.

Body: Yeah, I was really hungry.

Jenny: These eggs are delicious!

Body: That’s because their organic and they have the nutrients I need, so is the milk. Those potato chips are fine as an occasional snack, but not as a meal.

Jenny: I think I’m starting to understand.

Body: Yes, you are, that’s good, so let’s go for a walk!

 

So, I and my body went for a walk, I took my time and we even walked longer than usual as it was a gorgeous sunny day and I wanted to enjoy this time with my body.  My body felt grounded and we communed with Earth and the nature kingdoms. The winds blew around us in warm breezes. The trees seemed to be swaying in rhythm and the birds were chattering.

 

Later, that day I stood still and listened to my body again, I didn’t say anything, I just listened. My body didn’t say anything either, we breathed and relaxed. Then a gentle sense of peace began to emanate from my body and I could feel it from the top of my head to the bottoms of my toes. I and my body had made peace.

 

Blessing for peace and body communication from the both of us.

 

Namaste, Ahmala, Jenny

 

 

Come Walk With Me

A Poem by Jennifer Martin “Ahmala”

 

Today was a beautiful spring day,

the sun came out early and emanated golden warmth on earths face,

 I felt her smile.

 

The wind blew soft and warm around me,

 scented with spring and I took off my heavy winter coat.

 

I see tufts of little green baby grasses

 and the tiny buds of daffodil, tulips and hyacinths growing in our yard.

 

The snow is melting off the hills,

flowing into the rivers and streams,

filling Lake Coeur D’Alene with fresh life.

 

The ancestors and new records are unthawing from the land,  awakening, karma and patterns to be gathered and released.

 

I asked, “ Are you really here spring?

Can I walk today without my gloves and without my hands getting cold?”

 

The trees and I, the birds and the wind,

we all listened together in the early morning quiet.

 

“Come walk with me, Come walk with me,

into clear spring days and sweet warm spring nights. Every step with me is a blessing of new life.”

  

Jenny offers one to one ascension consultations with the ancestors and can be reached at anewdreamnow@yahoo.com

 

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