You're welcome! I'm glad you're interested.  For me it isn't particularly comfortable or pleasant while I'm doing it, but the aftereffects are nice and it clears my mind. 

It also seems to pressure whatever emotional baggage I'm holding.... like I said -- not particularly pleasant, but it helps bring awareness to what I'm holding so I can release it and that's a good thing...

I used to carry a lot more rage and anger and something I did was to turn up loud the most raucous music I had (as a cover for the neighbors) and just sound out the rage... like, let it BLOW....  it felt really good. 

I wasn't always able to do that, sometimes the anger was just way too up in my head, but when I could it was like a whole body release of the tension of feeling held back by the never-ending guilt reflection all around....

I like your poem, by the way, and I have an African Grey, too.... though I don't whirl her (?????)(lol)