Odd relaxant!

But for this wonderful question, I would have failed to highlight a very simple common thing that most of us would have easily experienced several times, but, perhaps, did not bother to take cognizance of as a relaxant!

Most of us become relaxed during a haircut. Some even tend to fall asleep. I thought this factor may come very handy to try it out as a technique even very consciously. (In fact, I have been providing fun/entertainment to kids asking them to close their eyes, seated on a tall chair, a small robe around them, and just try to feel that hair cut. All I do is take a paper punch (the one that has spring mechanism, and when a thin sheet of paper is to be punched for filing, we insert the edge on this punch, press the handle). Continuous pressing of the handle produces a sound that ‘feels’ almost like a mechanical machine that cuts the hair. Kids enjoy it, and almost become relaxed!).

The best part is that this asker incidentally happened to ‘gift me’ with a wonderful connectivity of two odd things! Relaxation during a hair cut, as also during receiving a teaching!

My answer did find its mark. And pat came the generous acknowledgement with innocent evidence that the asker did “tend” to excel at school! (Once again, I feel fortunate to be able to ‘connect’ to the mind of the asker!)

(I do not at all intend to indulge into suggesting the modalities of ‘how to use’ the idea contained herein, that is, if at all the idea finds any appeal. Each has to work out one’s own way into it. Spiritual practices have far enhanced tools for this, anyways!)

Psn(22nd February, 2011)

http://in.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110221173341AAdY0li
Why does certain odd things relax me?
Like getting a haircut or someone teaching me something. IE say being taught in school or watching someone give a tutorial.

My answer:
Mind game!
Mind induces a bit of tense-ness when we hold on to something, like even an idea!
During the haircut, there is a sort of surrender, unconditional. This mind set, though quite inadvertent, and purely temporary, has a certain impact, a chemical impact on the nerves. Body relaxes, as it hands over the head to the person who does the cutting.

Teaching us also CAN give that opportunity. But very few are fortunate to be able to 'hand over' themselves to somebody who is teaching. So this is a rare and fortunate instance.
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The mind becomes silent... (Some people tend to fall asleep during the haircut!).