Personal Reflection: The Process Of Jiggling

The process of jiggling has been an immensely powerful tool to develop my awareness of undesirable habitual tensions and how their disastrous restrictions inhibit mental awareness and physical relaxation. Through jiggling, I am able to locate the areas of my body that are holding habitual tension and letting go of pent-up stress in the body. When I jiggle, I am aware of which parts of my body are not loose. By focusing on these areas that are not letting go with ease, I am able to become conscious of any bodily restrictions that are inhibiting me from reaching a state of relaxed readiness. If a part of my body has habitual tension, jiggling will allow that area to loosen and shake out any unwanted stress within the muscles. Jiggling is critical,

Because of this technique, I was able to observe specific habitual tensions that I have acquired throughout my entire lifetime. This technique helped me recognize all of the built up habitual tension in my lower neck and shoulders. Through Strasburg Chair Relaxation, I was able to tune out outside interruptions and focus on specific parts of my body where unwanted habitual tension was present. By using a small-circle approach, I could become attuned to every feeling in my body and where the feeling was located. As a result, I could target these areas where habitual tension exists and then use breath and touch of sound as a release. The Strasburg technique also showed me the indescribable importance of breath in relaxation. Full awareness is only reached when the flow of contractions and relaxations journeys through the body like a current: able to awaken, refresh, and relax the body. Breathing is the exchange between one’s “outer” and “inner” world. By employing breath into the exercise, I am able to let a breath drop in and then exhale, letting go of the tension. Once I use a small-circle of attention to observe where the habitual tension is located, I focus on a natural rhythm of breath to make the muscular constrictions and relaxations flow out of my body with each exhale. Then I repeat the process with the next breath in the natural rhythm. Finally, touch of sound allows me to release the habitual tension through a natural release of voice. The unwanted tension is dispelled with every ‘huh’ and pure release of sound, causing the body to progress into a deeper stare of relaxed readiness. As a result, I find the Strasberg Chair Relaxation work to be extremely valuable, because it allows oneself to observe the root of unwanted habitual tension and release it