Which one of these can you incorporate into a daily ritual
or practice to help you FEEL and listen to what your soul is saying? Try one on
for size today.
Centering breath:
take 5 minutes to connect with your belly breath, and come home to Calm. Release busy thoughts, and breathe.
Communion with Nature:
sky, earth, stars, trees, birds, moon, walk outdoors 15 minutes
Grounding practice
– when spinning too fast, slow down and breathe roots from your feet into
ground. Really feel your breath coming down into your feet, down into ground.
Beauty: let
yourself be enthralled by the veins on a leaf, a bright green bug, the indigo
at twilight
Expressive arts:
have fun with collage, doodles, acrylic paint, any artistic expression – move
your body to music, add a little bit of creative play. What new thing can you
try? photography, water colour,
drumming?
Journaling:
Staying in touch with my soul, by listening to what it has to say and writing it down: I feel, I need,
I sense, I remember, I want, I desire, I am. Or simply, What does my soul have
to say about this?
Dreams – keep a
journal by your bed, stay in bed 4 minutes longer to capture your dreams. Dr
Estes says every night we dream 5-7 “stories”, our soul’s way of teaching and reflecting to us what is going on in our
lives. Learn how to decode the metaphors by writing down all the nouns and verbs and watching the associations that pop up.
Bookstore browsing:
pencil in a one-hour book store browse; let your intuition guide you to a
new book
Cup of tea with
that book: pencil it in your agenda, 10 minutes 1x a day.
Relaxation – find
a CD* that soothes you, 20 minutes before bedtime or take a 30 minute nap. Do
like the cats and dogs do and find a comfy blanket in the sun to curl up in.
(*Sounds True, Eversound)
Meditation,
mindfulness: 10 minutes, 30 minutes, an hour – what do you need to really
satisfy your soul’s desire for stillness, inner peace?
Tai chi, yoga, chi
gong: can you move your body mindfully once a day, stretch first thing in
the morning, do some tai chi at lunchtime, or do a little downward dog before
bed?
Make a playlist
for your mood: sunny upbeat, darker days, stress free, happy rock ‘n roll,
soulful R&B
TAKE TIME FOR YOUR LIFE
Tend your inner
garden and water your soul with these practices.
namaste, Jennifer
2 comments:
I like this list, lots of great ideas, powerful helpers.
thanks Seshuana, I appreciate it.
have to start somewhere....
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