Re: [BardonPraxis] sense of smell

["Vania" <vaniavladeva@...>]

Hi Rawn,

Thanks for the suggestions. I'll try them and see how it goes.

Best wishes,
Vania

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rawn Clark" <rawnclark@...>
To: <BardonPraxis@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 3:46 PM
Subject: Re: [BardonPraxis] sense of smell


> Dear Vania,
>
> >> I can separate a smell from the other sense and can hold on
> to it for a few seconds. But even though when I start, the smell if
> relatively strong, it quickly fades away and I eventually lose it. It's
> like
> in real life, when you've been in a room with a particular small, after
> a
> while you can't smell it anymore. So how do I keep on to the smell for
> longer? <<
>
> Persistence! ;-)
>
> One thing that I found very helpful was to analyze what happens,
> physically, to my body (especially the sinuses) when I smell any odor.
> Something slightly different happens with each different odor and often,
> similar things will happen with different odors. In this way, you can
> then see the connections between different odors. This bit of knowledge
> about my smelling apparatus helped me to re-create specific odors with
> my imagination by replicating their effects upon my physical apparatus.
>
> >> I'm also doing another mistake, where I try to smell with my nose,
> which
> brings the smell of my surroundings and makes me break concentration. I
> need
> to find my "mental nose", but I can't seem to and it's really
> frustrating. I
> think once I do that it will help retain the smell for longer too. So
> any
> suggestions or tips about that exercise are most welcome. <<
>
> Try inhaling through an open mouth instead of through your nose when you
> feel this urge to "sniff" the odor you're trying to imagine. This will
> mildly stimulate the physical sinuses, without introducing a conflicting
> smell.
>
> My best to you,
> :) Rawn Clark
> 13 Jan 2003
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