What If
The Practice
Be kind and generous with yourself as you question a belief. Create a time and space where you can be quiet and reflective. Breathe slowly in and out of your heart for one-two minutes.
- Ask your heart to show you a belief that limits you and the choices you make.
- How do you feel when you believe it’s true?
- How does it cause you to judge yourself? To judge others?
- Who would you be without that belief? Feel it.
- Imagine another possibility that could be “truer” than what you have believed all along.
- Does this possibility change how you judge yourself and others?
Describe what was revealed to you in this practice.
Breathing with Awareness
Breathing with Awareness
The Practice
Before you begin, read through the practice. Find a quiet space and about ten minutes for yourself. After you practice a few times you will be able to use breath awareness anywhere and anytime.
- You are already breathing. Close your eyes and simply bring your awareness to it.
- Feel the movement of air in your nose and throat. Notice your chest, ribs, and belly expand and then release.
- Welcome this life-giving movement of energy. Say “hello” and notice how your breath responds. What does your breath feel like? Does it have more ease, depth, or length as it travels in and out of your body?
- Acknowledge the importance of your lungs, diaphragm, and ribs.
- Say “thank you” to each of them.
- Notice any shift in how you feel as you breathe with awareness. How do you feel? More peaceful or alive?
Write about your experience.