Lettting Go: Watsu with SorryICan'tRememberYourName: Sanctuary Resort: Paradise Valley, AZ: January 19, 2016
Had was my first watsu experience. My interest was piqued when the therapist mentioned that people have the possibility of a deeper experience of surrender since the force of gravity isn't at play.
The last words he said before the silent watsu experience was "letting go is the easiest and the hardest thing to do".
Yes.
I"m reminded of this poem by Safire Rose
"She Let Go"
She let go. Without a
thought or a word, she let go.
She let go of the fear. She
let go of the judgments. She let go of the confluence of opinions swarming
around her head. She let go of the committee of indecision within her. She let
go of all the ‘right’ reasons. Wholly and completely, without hesitation or
worry, she just let go.
She didn’t ask anyone for
advice. She didn’t read a book on how to let go. She didn’t search the
scriptures. She just let go. She let go of all of the memories that held her
back. She let go of all of the anxiety that kept her from moving forward. She
let go of the planning and all of the calculations about how to do it just
right.
She didn’t promise to let
go. She didn’t journal about it. She didn’t write the projected date in her
Day-Timer. She made no public announcement and put no ad in the paper. She
didn’t check the weather report or read her daily horoscope. She just let go.
She didn’t analyze whether
she should let go. She didn’t call her friends to discuss the matter. She
didn’t do a five-step Spiritual Mind Treatment. She didn’t call the prayer
line. She didn’t utter one word. She just let go.
No one was around when it
happened. There was no applause or congratulations. No one thanked her or
praised her. No one noticed a thing. Like a leaf falling from a tree, she just
let go.
There was no effort. There
was no struggle. It wasn’t good and it wasn’t bad. It was what it was, and it
is just that.
In the space of letting go,
she let it all be. A small smile came over her face. A light breeze blew
through her. And the sun and the moon shone forevermore.