Aids to Contemplation
SAVIO RODRIGUES SJ
If you find it difficult to make the shift from the intellectual to the feeling level, try for some time to avoid passages from scripture and do one of the following.
Take a walk barefoot, and concentrate on the sensations on the sole of your feet. Try and concentrate on every sensation, what it feels to tread on a stone, on grass, wood, or a clean floor, or a dusty floor, etc. and be aware of each of these feelings and thank God for these sensations.
You can do the same admiring flowers, animals, nature, etc. — feeling the wetness of water in a pool, or a shower of rain, or on the beach, admiring kittens or puppies playing and trying to sense what their feelings are. All these activities will help you shift from your head to the heart level.
(Some aids for those who find it difficult to shift from the intellectual to the feeling level)
The Prayer Method on this page has been provided with permission from the book Pray: How? by Savio Rodrigues SJ