I Ran 33km (the full story) 

I was blissing out for most of the second half of the run, and of course my body was in a lot of physical pain, which brings up emotions of frustration maybe, and then joy as I laugh at myself and the way my mind can try and tell me to stop or that I’ve made a mistake in running this far; it’s fun to catch these stories or little limiting concepts about myself and what level of discomfort I’m willing to put myself in. Oh and often I find when I'm really flooded with joy (and pain lol) from shifting energy somatically (in the body) it can bring up very deep grief, the kind of grief that I believe requires bliss to be present at the same time, the mind tries to attach stories to the feeling, with practice I’m getting more skilled at noticing the stories and not feeding them with thoughts, This has been my experience with breathwork and other ceremonies too, the high vibration of love in an expanded physical body (doing exercise) plus a high flow of life-force energy and bliss shakes up pocketss of denser energy (emotions/trauma caught as energetic memory in the physical body’s nervous stem creating tension and disharmony) I find myself going from grief, to joyful bliss, to ecstatic states and back to grief again, I've learned just let it flow. The chemistry that floods the system after exercise I think is of a similar blissful nature as that of after a deep cry, this adds to the bliss grief cycle, IDK if that makes sense but it always ends in the deeply felt experience of love and a deep sense of relaxation; healing. Running and other cardio is great because humans tend to store grief in the lungs, so getting them going is naturally going to awaken stagnant pockets of emotions related to suppressed or repressed grief. Different emotions get repressed into different parts of the physical body, mainly the nervous system, this contracted state creates tension in the muscles and joints, so when we start to move those muscles and joints that tension and energy is also being invited to be release, by being felt and expressed. There's also the factors of me having done something hard that I set out to do, and me having to connect with my deeper stronger parts of my mind, overcoming the challenge at a time when I've recently been in deep doubt about my ability or willingness to do life with passion and love. Remembering we are strong and capable is an emotional experience because deep down we've known it all along, and so I can feel sadness and some anger too in these moments, as I acknowledge that it is ME that's been holding me back this whole time, just as it's ME that is choosing to step back into the arena of life and pick up my shield once again. The warrior energy that I feel coming back online is being motivated by my deep emotions, the warrior can be out of touch with the heart, with love, and want to misuse his power, connecting with grief cracks the heart open and reminds the warrior what he shows up in service of; Love, beauty, truth, shit that fucking matters, that makes life not just meaningful, but fucking sacred, precious, a divine gift beyond the minds comprehension, this is heart territory. I'm incredibly blessed to feel shit so deeply and it gives me so much motivation to live life with compassion and energy once again. With Love! Thanks, great question :)

You’ve got this! Hang in there!

@leticiagerardo9747 thank you buddy ❤️

I appreciate you, thank you 🤍

Thanks Warren! It was a great race to be part of, very lucky to have had experiences like that!

I've not heard of it, I'll check it out! Thanks :)

I feel SO called to this, thanks for being another sign for me! X

Running for JOY!! Thanks for sharing x

Awesome, it’s ALL about the journey rather than comparing numbers, that’s how we keep it fun, we’re really competing against ourselves!

@@benbrown Oh massively, my main focus right now is just to stick with it, enjoy each run for what it is and let the distance and pacing come naturally over time

Thanks coach! :D

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Good shout 👍

I’ve linked my Spotify and I’m making a running techno playlist that I’ll put public!

Thanks Luke, I would love that!! You can email me or DM me on IG, thank you! 🙌🏼

@@benbrown Awesome 👏🏼 Just sent you an email!

This could happen soon!!

Greg!! Hello mate :) x

OK yeah I'm gonna get into that as well ;)

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Both! A lot!

2318 according to my garmin!

Roger that 🫡

Many.

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Thanks for taking the time to write this! 🫶🏼