January 24
“Today I will pause before I act and let calm lead the way.”
I love exercises with breathing! I have something to focus on during the meditation! Lalah Delia offers us the perfect, short “stillness practice”: inhale slowly through your nose for 6 seconds . . . then exhale through your mouth for 6 seconds. Simple. Wonderful. In through the nose, filling the belly . . . out through the mouth, letting your body settle and release tension. She says that, by breathing this way, it engages the diaphragm, helps you take in more oxygen, it lowers your heart rate and cortisol levels, and calms down your brain. Nice!
The rest of the meditation is spent practicing the breathing technique and sitting in stillness. She invites us to imagine ourselves being in a state of confidence, grace, and security. We repeat the day’s intention and the words, “I am still”. I believe that this is one of the best ways to approach the outside world. Rather than react instantly, we will pause for a moment, breathe, find that confident stillness within us, then respond calmly.
I really enjoyed this lesson and I think this is definitely something that I will take with me and utilize in my daily life. I love the act of pausing for a moment before acting. It gives us a chance to put a second or two between ourselves and the situation or person or comment, etc., before continuing. We’d probably have fewer heated conversations if we did this, don’t you think? LOL
I hope you have a wonderful day and find some time for yourself to sit in stillness.
Namaste.
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