body help: My body feels like a shell, and not at all connected to me. - Help.com

Isolate yourself from the world. I feel most connected with myself as I kayak through the ocean, far away from people and cities and the world. I feel most connected with myself when i pick up my guitar, play sum music and write a poem or a story. If your not an artist and are not an introvert like myself, how about taking sum time to think, to reflect. Take a walk or something simple, if your a busy person take time to just be alone with your thoughts.

hav you tried meditation? i haven;t myself but i have friends who say they really connect with their inner self that way, try dimmin the lights turning on some relaxing music and just take a minuet to reflect on what its your looking for. aot of times the answers can just come to you.

do you feel sick, as in light headed or is his more of a spiritual detachment?

try free-running, that’s what i do.
or if that doesn’t appeal, i feel most ‘connected’ to my body when i’m using it.

I felt like that until I took up very intense fitness training and boxing. With all of the difficult physical work, and worrying about achieving excellent nutrition, and making myself get the proper amount of sleep, etc, etc, I got to know my body very well — because I was so focused on it. You gotta ‘own’ your body to feel like you’re really in it.

i understand what your feeling, it’s amost like your living in a movie and your watching yourself live, time is ticking away and you feel like nothing is getin done, you feel unaccomplished and just dragging all the time? am i close

free-running is sort of like….
well basically like running with added jumping and climbing.
urban play! just like using a city as a huge park to run around in.
if you type it in on youtube there will be videos.

You’re doing the wrong kind of aerobic exercise. You gotta switch it up. Throw things, jump, hit a bag, pull a sled, climb a rope.

is free-running or parkour more artistic?

parkour is just the correct phrase really.

i wish i could do that stuff :p

free-running’s extremely cool, ambivibe, you should look into it. impress your friends :D

why don’t you just start now?

it’s easy, just start small.
like run along walls to learn balance, jump over benches and bins and you’ll realise you can jump higher and further than you thought.

it is.
as long as you know your limits!
but then i suppose it’s all about pushing your mental boundaries. once you start practicing, your body gets used to landing jumps, etc, and it all becomes instinctive.

yep. some of the pro’s do some REALLY crazy stuff.

but as i said, you have to start on the easy stuff to let your body adapt.

well do you live in a city? if so there may already be a free-running club in your city.

well, try just simple things first, like running along and jumping over small walls. also, climbing frames in parks are good to build confidence.
gradually move on to a slightly harder obstacle whenever you feel ready.
don’t try anything crazy at first though.
and it might be a good idea to get a friend to go too, in case of any accidents.

no worries, good luck!
i hope you have a lot of fun!