Recharge yourself
Written by Dr.Laxmi Iyer

The vicinity of a stream is a terrific place to be around. Listen to the birds singing...all fine for inspiration and especially if you are an artist. But why on earth should you sit by a stream when you have mountain high tons of work to be completed? That's because without the backdrop of a hill of a fast, flowing water charging you, your work will be even more difficult. There's something so positively energizing about running water. Just watching the flow will help you realign your energies and those of your families to be in harmony with the currents of life.

It is not without good reason that the ancient people of different cultures have always emphasized the healing energies that diffuse out to the environs surrounding a gurgling, brook.

Make sure that the stream that you choose to walk and its surroundings are clean. If you do notice that the stream needs some help, give a call for action. Sensitize your community and neighborhood to the horrors of living close to a stream whose waters are rich in toxic wastes....take action.

If there's no suitable stream close to your home, make the effort to go that extra mile to locate your dream stream.

Then, make sitting by the stream your way of life. Visit the stream at least once every week with family, friends and pets.

Today, when you find some quiet moments during the day, mark this note in your list of to do things. Look for the fastest flowing stream in your town or city.

Just for today, when you stand or sit by the banks of the stream, think nothing...and be an observer watching your thoughts doing all its antiquated summersaults, calling out to you to take notice.

Just for today, walk like the way your pets do - walk barefoot. Gift yourself 15 minutes of barefoot
walking by the banks of a clear stream and feel the difference.

You will find that it's really easy to meditate by the banks of a stream. Remember meditation is not difficult. The process of trying so hard to meditate is what makes the process feel like the Great Wall of China.

If you experience any difficulty, you can try doing this.

When you sit by the banks of the stream, mentally imagine your head like a lake filled with millions of thought whirlpools being emptied totally. Feel your head getting light and totally empty.

Stay in that state of thoughtlessness for at least 10 minutes. You will be surprised that when you fix the time as 10 minutes, your body and mind instinctively tells the time.

Allow yourself to soak into the energies radiating from the spaces around the stream. .

Of course getting the attention of the entire family to be riveted on absorbing such mystical experiences would be rather tricky.

You need to give everyone in the family a rapid refresher course on both the potential and kinetic energies stored in the bubbling rapids.

Or better still; always embark on your voyage to the stream with your pets.

Then, after returning home let your energy show in your higher efficiency levels. Folks around you will notice the big difference in you - the post stream walk effect - TPSWE for short and soon before you know it, everyone will be walking to the stream with you.