From the author: The exercise is taken from the book by the founder of process-oriented psychotherapy, Arnold Mindell. "The power of silence. How symptoms enrich our lives." Can be used for independent internal work. Exercise in awareness of negentropy (awareness of aging and decrease in physical energy)1. Sit back and think about how you feel about aging. What do you like about it? What's not to like? For example, many people like the opportunity to realize their potential, but don't like the loss of energy and what they call "attractiveness." Some people have the idea that life is coming to an end.2. When you're ready, look around for something you can lift or push. If you're standing in a room, pick up a chair or push off one of the walls and see how much energy you have available. When lifting or pushing, ask yourself, “How much of my energy is available to me now?” Record this amount of energy. How much is it - 85%, 50% or 15%? How old do you feel? For example, when I picked up a chair today, it felt heavier than it should be. I would say that I have about 50% of my energy available.3. The amount of energy available to you depends very much on your sense of order within yourself. So now think about one area of ​​your life that feels “disorganized.” For example, you may feel disorganized in your work, your finances, or, say, the clutter on your desk or the way you use your time. Perhaps what is "messy" is your attitude toward criticism. Don't overlook neglected areas of your life that need order. If there are many such areas, choose only one for now - any will do. How do you avoid this area? In what sense is this area “closed”? Do you avoid or “forget” about issues related to this area? How do you forget these questions? Do you try to get more sleep, or do you just complain about them? Do you get them out of your head? Do you watch TV or go to the movies instead of tidying up this area?4. Now, as you think about this disordered area, imagine what kind of “space” it is in. What colors and movements take place in this space? In your own words, describe the characteristics of the space that contains this disordered area of ​​life. For example, does it look gray or cloudy? Spinning and mixing? Can you identify some place outside your body where this “disordered area” could be located, where this space would be located? (eg in front of you, behind you, etc.). Draw this disordered area next to your body. (For example: the captions in the picture, from top to bottom: Finance is in complete chaos, big storm clouds, oh my poor head! The disordered area affects the head) In the drawing, the disordered area is associated with finances and appears to be above head. How does the part of your body closest to this space feel? Do you have bodily symptoms near this area? Choose a bodily symptom or one of the symptoms to work on, say the one to which you paid the least attention. Is this symptom related to your feeling of aging?5. Focus on the symptom in that area of ​​the body and identify two aspects of it. For example, see if you can form an image of the energy that you suspect or imagine is causing this symptom, and then do the same for the recipient of that energy or action. In other words, imagine, so to speak, a “symptom creator” and a “symptom recipient.” *For example, you may feel separated from a headache. In this case, something (some problem) creates the symptom, and you experience yourself as the "receiver of the symptom." One way to imagine these two figures is to feel as strongly as possible about the symptom, or imagine that you will feel into it. Then?