Large Intestine

Description
The large intestine (colon) is the last part of the digestive process in humans. Receiving food from the small intestines, it absorbs water and nutrients while separating out the waste. This digestive process begins at the cecum, moves up the ascending colon on the right side of the body, across the abdomen through the transverse colon, down the left side body through the descending colon, and out the body via sigmoid colon and rectum. 

Approach

Sitting 

In sitting meditation, gently bring your felt-sense to your large intestine. Like shining a flashlight, focus the light of attention on the musculature inside, and the surrounding tissues. 

To feel is to know. Without using thought, use your felt-sense awareness to look within, spending several seconds to minutes at each section of the colon. Hold your awareness as you open to what is there.

Be present, be compassionate and nonjudgmental, no matter what arises. 

Shaking

In standing meditation, inhale and come up onto your toes. Exhale, come down onto your feet, and begin shaking your whole body (it is recommended for women to wear a sports bra). 

Relax any tension, shaking gently and non-violently. 
Close the eyes to feel more, if balance can be maintained. Again, bring your awareness to your large intestines, and shake the musculature lovingly away from the surrounding fascia and connective tissue, so that it becomes free and unbound. Shake out fear, grief, anger and worry. If it's available to you, shake out each section: cecum, ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon, and rectum. Shake for several minutes, feel and let your large intestines express...

After many minutes of observation and processing, shake in love. Shake in tenderness. Shake in acceptance, and light.  

When you are ready to complete the process, come to a stop. Stand and feel your connection to greater life. 

Expressions