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Kinesthetic

Connirae: Now we�ll do the kinesthetic part. As you look at them, equidistant from you, at eye level, and your internal voice is describing the situation using �he, she, they” pronouns, notice what feelings you have. Do you have any feelings left that really belong to one of the two people over there?

Bob: A little bit.

Connirae: Whose feelings are they?

Bob: Bob�s.

Connirae: OK. (joking) Now, Bob might start being annoyed if you run around with his feelings! So just notice where in your body you have any remnant of his feelings. And when you�re ready, let those feelings go back to him, over there. Schhoop! ... (Connirae adds sounds effect as she gestures from where the feelings have been, toward the Bob out in front.) And notice what Observer feelings fill in place.

Bob: The world �vacuum” comes to mind.

Connirae: Is that resourceful for you, or are there some other feelings that would be more resourceful, while being neutral Observer feelings?

Bob: I think I want something a little more resourceful.

Connirae: So you can let that feeling fill in now, and your unconscious mind can be a guide in what kind of feelings begin to radiate and fill in, ... with something more resourceful... (Bob gains more skin color and looks more resourceful.)

Your unconscious mind has already noticed that this is unfamiliar, and that�s wonderful, because that�s the news of difference, and this is certainly different from what you were experiencing before. So your unconscious can mark this out, and already begin experimenting with just where and when you will be automatically taking this position in the future, so that what was unfamiliar becomes very familiar, an automatic resource to you.

Bob: It just said, �Be sure to have the flexibility to bounce back and forth between positions.”

Connirae: That�s wise, and that�s what we�re getting to next. It�s good for our unconscious to know that a clean Observer position is available to us as a resource. Having this can make it easier to align the Self position, because we know we can get back to Observer position whenever we want to. It�s a position of safety and comfort we can go to at any time.