Handling Your Powers, Tuesday

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"Welcome back from the trip," Kaidan greeted the kids as they came into the class. He sounded - and looked - a little tired. Which he was. He just didn't want it to affect his class. "Since we focused on the physical last time, I figured I could bring you guys in gentle this week."

"We're going to be doing some extended meditation exercises," he continued, "then we're going to sit down and everyone can share as much of their story as they want to. I'm using the word 'story' for a reason here - you can cover the last ten years or the last five days. One of the most important reasons we're here doing this thing is to learn from each other's experiences, figure out we're not alone in this crap."

He stepped past the desk. "Now let's get these tables out of the way..."

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Quietly!

Physical Exercises - Movement

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Kaidan put a little variety into the motions this week - he was still putting a focus on grounding, but there were a few more aggressive flourishes, almost-kicks and other things, just to get all of that out of everyone's systems.

Physical Exercises - Stillness

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True to his word, Kaidan lengthened the meditation exercise this time. Once everyone had found a comfortable place to sit, he began.

"Okay, I want you to think about your breath," he said. "See it as a swing, going back and forth, sometimes slower, sometimes faster. Keep your mind on how the speed keeps changing..."

He took in a deep breath. "Now think about it in your diaphragm. Think about your clothes shifting with the motion of your chest. Think about the air coming in through your nose. It's cold-- like the ocean rolling in. Again and again, slow and steady."

"Think about how you're sitting here, right now, feeling the waves roll in quietly. You're safe and sound in this moment. Peaceful. Free..."

Discuss

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"Nobody needs to get up if they don't want to," Kaidan said, as he brought the meditation exercise to an end. "Just... go sit where you're comfortable."

He took a breath.

"We've talked about individual experiences in our lives before, and about a vague, global picture," he said. "But -- and I'm sorry if this sounds woolly or kind of, uh, out there -- I'd like us all to get some idea of who everyone is, what their story is, y'know? So instead of giving you all a prompt to talk about, today, I'm just going to-- you guys can talk. About whatever you want to, as long as it's vaguely on topic. About your lives, or something that's happened... anything."

Talk to the Teacher

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In case anyone has any further inclination to listen to him talk.

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My brain.