How we behave daily, including our attitudes; the way we treat other people; our decisions; and even the quality of our energy field – all reflect our experiences.
- Even a momentary acknowledgment of our inner landscapes can help us perceive and approach the exterior challenges with greater calm and perspective.
Probably the most important thing we can do while we’re stressed or overwhelmed is simply to stop and take a breath.
- In that momentary pause we can reconnect and open our heart, and feel our feet on the ground.
- Imagine you can breathe up through the top or your head.
- Feel love and have compassion for our human condition.
- Shift perspective so we see the immediate situation completely differently.
When dealing with the Unexpected – Write down…
- What can I change in this situation? What can’t I change in this situation?
- Include how you feel about the extent and limits of your influence.
- List 1-3 actions that are appropriate and realistic for your to do right now.
Re-source: Recenter
to center again; to restore to the center
- Start by standing up with eyes closed and no shoes on
- Start by finding your balanced center standing
- Sway front to back, gently leaning as far as you can in each direction, then gradually reduce the swaying until you come to comfortable midpoint in the center
- Then sway side to side as far as you can in each direction and then gradually reduce swaying until you come to a comfortable midpoint in the center.
- Find a compromise between these two midpoints that you feel is a solid center
- Sit down with as straight a back as is comfortable. Repeat the earlier steps in this new position.
- Notice if it’s becoming easier for you to recognize the midpoint position.
- This physically centered position should be the easiest balance point for your sitting
- where you feel you can sit up the straightest with the least effort
- Really focus on this inner center. Notice how you experience this inner center, what images describe it.
- Some people feel it as one centered point, while others describe an inner column.
- From this physical center, notice the flow of your breathing. Stay centered
- Use your imagination to go through your planned schedule for the next day or so, as you maintain your center.
- Picture yourself in different situations and really staying centered.
craving and resource from “20 Minute Retreats” by Rachel Harris
