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# Re: sense of smell

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- Subject: Re: [BardonPraxis] sense of smell
- From: "Vania" <vaniavladeva@...>
- Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 14:07:33 +1300
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    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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