EXERCISE No18 - "Managing landscapes and open spaces"

Do the vision of a landscape confuse you?, and what do you think of the diffused light of cloudy days. Does it increase the numbness feeling and increases the typical "blurry" vision of derealization? (Rather than blurred, we should say imperfect or incomplete)

You ask yourselves... And what must I do with a landscape ?, What should I think about it ?, It really hard for me noticing something concrete, it's a little torture, right?

EXERCISE # 18 - "Landscapes and open spaces"

We reach the street and we found a landscape outdoors. What to do? 

Firstly to "understand and manage" the brightness of the sky and of the objects that we see is looking at the time it is (i.e. 13:40), noticing the height and position of the sun above the horizon and fight to remind us of what we were doing at this time when we were fine (months or years ago). It works for me wonderfully remember my school days when I was under a strict routine and schedules. For example, at 13:40 I know that I was out from school at 13:30 and had 10 'way down the avenue City of Barcelona. I know that at that time was a bit hungry and when I got home about 14:00 my mother would be preparing the meal. WE HAVE rediscover THE MEANING OF HOURS OF THE DAY.

Every time of the day should evoke memories and feelings from the past

 It is also important to think about what is/was the season of the year, I know this fact can evoke different sensations. The brightness depending on the hour and the season is quite different and characteristic. For example, in winter shadows are longer and the days much shorter than in summer. Our right hemisphere has been always capturing these nuances. Unable to access it, this kind of details are confusing for us.

Projecting our body: If we see a billboard, we must imagine for a moment that we are touching its metal holder, or that we are sitting on top of the poster. It also serves mental manipulation . Imagine we could catch it with your hands and take it to another site. For example: Resting it on the roof of a house.

 Do you know how we perceive the size of the things we see? 

We must project our body to the objects you can see in the landscape

Comparing the object with our own height, with our body. Imagining that we start to scale it or embrace it. Cars parked, as we must mentally manipulate and take them as if they were toy cars. Our body has to participate in the real things! and OUR BODY IS THE MEASURE OF ALL THINGS!
  
Has equal or even more therapeutic effect said than done.




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