A short guided exercise (YouTube video) by Phil Powis teaching the "subject-object" practice to increase presence and self-awareness. The instructor directs listeners to find a physical object, project attention outward toward it, then gradually bring the image and their energy inward into the body, noticing physiological cues (e.g., blurred vision) and using the method to become more present during conversations and daily life.
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Hello. So let's do the next one. So yeah, you connected, you activated, you were feeling relaxed and yet conscious or yet connected. Now we're gonna do the subject object exercise. It's also an exercise that brings you a lot of presence. So that's how I feel if my energy is in my body or if I'm throwing my energy out there. And, and this is very important for self awareness because if we are throwing the energy out there, the attention is not in here. So you're kind of like just reacting to life and you don't even know why you're doing the things that we're doing. So if we want to set our direction there to our dream or for a more fulfilled, happy and joyful life, we need to make sure that whatever is going on here is matching that, that desire. So bringing the attention inward is very important. So it's a simple exercise that can be done anywhere, anytime. It's very powerful with any relationship. If you're talking to someone and you are present, it's, it's another conversation, you know, if you are seeing that you're going on a discussion, bring it, bring it in. It's, it can be used for many reasons. I'm just giving you an overview. But basically what you're gonna do, you're gon find an object anywhere where you are. So let's say my camera here like 4ft, maybe 5ft distance from you and just throw your energy out there. You know, it's like just look at that object. So you're like there and feel in your body and then little by little you're gonna begin to bring that object inside of you. So you are here looking at that object. So the attention is out there. And now bring the image of the object and you're going to notice that your vision gets unfocused, it's going to get a little bit blurry and that's fine. And what you're doing, you're just gathering all your energy back to you and just feel it, see how it feels in your body and then practice that. Do it, find an object, throw your energy there, feel it, notice the difference and then bring that object inside of you and connect in body, be in your body and feel the difference. It's huge. And more you do it, the better you become on doing it. Then you don't need like some people like to close their eyes when they have the object inward. So just so they feel it, they can stay there. You're gonna see that more you do it, your ability improves. So you can do while you're having a conversation while you're out there. And it might become your new way of being. So you walk in presence. Thank you. I hope you enjoy.
