Chapter 18: Balloons and Dictionaries

Although the orphans of the service club have lost the link with their parents on the material level, Kong Ling has allowed them to find a way to cultivate the inner soul, so that they can perceive the power of their own inner growth, and teach them to use their subconscious to absorb the nutrients and aura between heaven and earth, so that their hearts become stronger, so as to withstand the invasion of wind, frost, rain and snow. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Before moving on to the formal topic of the mental health lesson, Kong Ling guided the children to sit as comfortably as possible in a chair with their legs slightly apart, about shoulder-width apart, and their hands naturally hanging down on their legs. If a child feels uncomfortable with glasses, etc., ask them to take them off and set them aside. She asked the children to lean back slightly in the chair and told them that comfort was the most important thing.

Playing soothing meditation music full of nature's fun, Kong Ling began to guide in her soft and magnetic voice:

Gradually enter your inner self: gently close your eyes, as if closing a window in your heart. When your upper and lower eyelids touch, it's as if they are gently greeting each other and greeting each other. Look at your body and see where you still feel nervous. It doesn't matter, when you feel nervous, just on the next inhale, turn the sunlight and energy in the universe into a message of love, and slowly follow your breath to the part where you feel nervous. Give it an appreciation and gratitude for carrying the stress of your life. With the next exhale, drain these pressures. Slowly adjust your posture and breathing to make yourself feel more comfortable and relaxed. Experience this feeling of relaxation, from your head, to your face, to your neck, shoulders, abdomen, hips, legs, feet, and so that your whole body is relaxed. Now, pay attention to your breathing, breathe naturally, feel the fresh air breathed into your body, let it flow through every part of your body, and then exhale slowly.

Let your breathing get deeper and slower, and feel your body's frequency gradually slow down with your breathing. You feel more and more relaxed and comfortable. With this feeling of relaxation, imagine yourself as if you are a big tree in the field. Feel the tranquility and peace all around, and look out to see the lush trees everywhere. The sun shines gently on the earth. Taking a deep breath, I felt the roots of the tree digging deep into the ground. When you inhale, you can feel the energy from the earth inhaled, which fills you with vitality and strength. At the same time, you can feel the luxuriation of the foliage, and your branches stretch out to the sky. You feel the sun gently enveloping you. Take a deep breath and you can feel the energy coming in from the sky. Inhale deeply and continue to maintain your connection to the earth and sky. You feel the presence of this tree, so loving, loving, strong and energetic, continue to breathe deeply and melt this feeling of presence into your heart. Now, you are serene and peaceful, connected to the earth and the sky. You are loving, warm, and loving. Sink that feeling deep into your heart. Continue to breathe deeply, draw the energy from the earth and the sky into your body, infuse this energy into your whole body, and feel strong, safe, peaceful, warm, and loving.

If you're ready, take a deep breath and inhale the sunlight that surrounds you and let it fill your body. Those sunshines come into your body with the power of trust, peace, and love. When you're ready, get back to the classroom at your own pace. When you open your eyes, you feel energetic and confident.

When the children returned to the classroom full of energy and confidence, Kong Ling led everyone to make a small game of "balloons and dictionaries":

She first guided the children to prepare for the game: first stretch their bodies, take a deep breath, let their bodies relax, and then stand in the most comfortable way, with their heels together, the soles of their feet slightly apart, and their hands hanging down naturally; Or sit in a chair in a very comfortable manner, keeping your body upright with your legs together and your hands on your thighs.

Next, take a deep breath and stretch your arms straight forward with your left palm up and your right palm down. Please close your eyes easily, as soon as you close your eyes, your whole body will relax; Imagine your eyes staring at the tip of your nose, focusing your attention on the tip of your nose and continuing to breathe deeply......

Now, imagine that your left hand is holding a thick, large black dictionary, and your left hand feels heavier and heavier, so your left hand slowly descends...... At the same time, imagine that you have a large balloon tied to the thumb of your right hand, and this balloon gradually floats upwards, slowly pulling your right hand upwards so that your right hand is getting lighter and lighter, and the higher and higher it is......

Pretend that there is really a balloon tied to the thumb of your right hand, and pull your right hand to float up slowly; Pretend that there is a big dictionary in the palm of your left hand, and press your left hand down slowly.

Continue to breathe deeply, and with each inhalation, you will feel the balloon on your right thumb double in size, and your right hand will become lighter and float upward...... With each exhale, you will feel twice as heavy as the dictionary in your left hand, and your left hand will drop further and more...... Now, your left hand is getting heavier and heavier, falling deeper and lower; And your right hand is getting lighter and lighter, drifting upwards and more...... The left hand descends and the right hand rises...... The left hand descends and the right hand rises......

Okay, now open your eyes and see how far you can do it! When the children opened their eyes and saw that their left arm had dropped a lot and their right arm had gone up a lot, they were amazed. Kong Ling smiled and said, "Children, what have you discovered through this game?" ”

The children replied:

"Because I feel that there is a dictionary in my left hand, I feel that my left arm is sinking, and I can't help but go down, on the contrary, because I feel that there is a balloon tied to the thumb of my right hand, I feel that my right arm is going up......"

"The arm will go up or down with what you say"

"Teacher, what you say will work on my arm......"

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Kong Ling also showed two sets of words and asked them to describe how they feel when they see different words: tolerance, warmth, care, sunshine, peace, and joy

Jealousy, coldness, hatred, hate, troubles, noise, depression

Kong Ling also recommended the book "Water Knows the Answer" by Japanese writer Katsu Emoto, so that they can know the power of good thoughts.

In the step-by-step guidance of Kong Ling, the children learned how to input positive language into themselves when they wake up in the morning and before going to bed at night, because language, words and thinking are a kind of energy, a kind of mental power, which will allow their subconscious to receive, and the input of those positive thoughts will make the children grow better, and positive language, words, and thoughts are like balloons, which will bring everyone closer to their dreams; Negative language, words, and thoughts, like that big, thick black dictionary, can make people sink away from their dreams......