SoulSista Says, Remember Thyself!

Remember Thyself

Daily Focus #1
Me Time: Put yourself on your TO DO list

Before you engage in the organised chaos of your day, allow yourself a minimum of 10 minutes as soon as you get out of bed - yes do this out of bed.

Choose an area to work from like a quiet nook in the house, the garden, your bedroom floor, etc. You don't need any fancy equipment, although if you want to, you can adorn your special area with whatever makes you feel at peace such as beautifully scented candles, incense, meditation rug, and so on – you can go as fancy as you like of course (flicks hair). 

For the next 10 minutes you will practice to be in silence with yourself in this 'space'. 

• Find a comfortable position (this can be on a chair, or on the floor but definitely not against your pillow in your bed). 
  
• Place your relaxed open palms (facing up) on your lap to allow maxim flow of energy. 
  
• Relax your shoulders, back, thighs, unclench your teeth, drop your tongue, slowly rest your head on one shoulder and then the other.
  

Now, Close your eyes. 

• Through your nose, take slow even breathes allowing your chest to rise and fall with every intake and expulsion. You'll notice your mind begin to disobey you. Throwing your focus to OMG! 'I have nothing to wear!' 'I'm so not prepared for my 10 o’clock!' and so on. This is normal, as Tobin Blake writes in his book 'The Power of Stillness', "We are not our thoughts. Our thoughts are only products of our mind."
  

My advice is to choose an object or a word to help you focus. There's no prescription here, you can choose whatever you like such as the number one, ohm, Amen, 'I am' etc. and each time your mind wonders off, say your chosen word (out loud or internally) or visualise your chosen object as many times as necessary to help you stay in the moment. Allow the distracting thoughts to enter and leave your mind, acknowledge them but do not engage.

• Keep breathing until you can hear your heart beating against your chest. Don't try to understand what's happening to your body, mind and spirit. Just enjoy the stillness, relaxation and a quiet connection with yourself.
  

This exercise will help you to clear your mind in preparation for the day ahead. Remember, the more you practice the better you will become. 

This is not only for the morning, you can practice stillness whenever you feel overwhelmed or are just in need to hone your focus through out the day. Please feel free to go beyond 10 minutes wherever possible.

Love and Light,

SS.

 

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