Here is a centering practice I love to do every day, especially before I start any period of deep focus. It’s a little ritual I learned many years ago from a book by E. Partaker and it only takes a minute. This sequence of twelve deep breaths is one of the most reliable and easy ways I’ve found to practice being present:
⊹ Then take three breaths to let go of the past. ⊹ Then take three breaths to let go of the future. ⊹ Lastly, take three breaths to remind yourself how easy it is to take a vacation in the present.
When I first learned this, my monkey mind would sprint back into the past or leap ahead into the future almost immediately. It’s much easier now, but it does take some rewiring of your brain. And if you stick with it, it works. Here’s why I think it’s important: Resistance, the force that keeps us from doing the thing we know we should do, lives in the past and in the future. In the past, it whispers: you’ve tried before, you’ve failed before. In the future, it warns: what if it’s not good enough, what if no one cares. But Resistance can’t survive in the Present. If you’re fully present, there is no thinking, only flow. Those twelve breaths can become a complete reset. Remeber that you already have everything you need. Just get started. Have a wonderful week! I’m writing a book to help as many people as possible. It’s called Stop Postponing Yourself: Do The Thing. A Modern Maker Manifesto and is now available for pre-ordering. There are still a few spots left for the Early Bird Offer that comes with special perks and helps me build this. |