It’s officially the middle of the month guys… are you taking advantage of every moment? Drinking in the last few days of 2017?!
I know for certain I have had a few moments this past week where I am caught up in the busy-ness of the day to day, but thankfully yoga and meditation brings me back to center.
What are your day to day staples that help you bring you to your center?
No really, do you have something that can help you calm the thoughts? the emotions? the discomfort of being in your body at times?
Oftentimes we forget that it’s OK to have the emotion but what’s actually causing the suffering is our RELATIONSHIP to the emotion which causes angst and incredible pain.
That’s where the practice of silent quality time with yourself can come in handy. Whether you have a practice already or not, I thought I’d list a couple here. Personally I have found it helpful to switch it up at times.
Ways to Center
- Movement
- Guided Meditation
- Yoga
- Nature Immersion
- Free Flow Writing
- Volunteering
- Regulating the breath (4 seconds in, 6 seconds out)
- Dropping into the heart
- Noticing newness
- Working with Tarot
And the list goes on! The point here is to give you a breath of inspiration OR allow yourself to pivot from any of the ideas above so that you can creatively find new ways to center.
This practice is powerful and if you already have a personal practice you know what I’m talking about. They’re a life saver 😉
So, if there’s one thing I can emphasize for this week’s Friday Focus it’s this – it’s not our emotions, it’s our relationship to the emotion that causes the suffering.
Here’s to finding more ways to find our center and a new awareness of our relationship to our thoughts and emotions.
In deep wellness,
Susan
Photo by Kalen Emsley on Unsplash