System, Nervous; Relax
System, Nervous; Relax By Erika Ganier I had a daydream yesterday. In it, I was laid back in a pea green, straight out of the ‘70s, lounge chair. There was no pool, which is an interesting detail because where there are lounge chairs, there’s usually a pool. In fact, I couldn’t tell you where I exactly was; there was just me and a pea green lounge chair. I wasn’t even reading a book, or listening to a podcast, or talking to anybody. Just me and a chair. I appeared so entirely care-less. Closed eyes, cinder-blocked heavy torso, arms rested at either side, legs straight, with no thought of whether or not my knee ripples and cellulite were showing; my entire body was devoid of any sort of pose. I actually remember how relaxed my jaw felt! There was stillness, not just within my body, but within my Spirit; hovering just above me, too, enmeshed with my aura. In that daydream, I felt like how freedom would feel, if it were a body. And then, as if someone had just clapped on...