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One-Minute Practice: Opening to uncertainty
Our brains are wired to perceive ambiguity as a threat, and when we are threatened, we tense up. Tightening and contracting and trying to “figure it out” we try to create certainty where there is little. It may be instinctive, but … Continue reading →
One-Minute Practice: The Embodied Zone
Move from the Anxiety Zone (scattered attention, racing thoughts, racing heart, sweating, repetitive negative thoughts, difficulty with focusing) to the Embodied Zone: present and aware, engaged and easy, challenged and calm, strong and soft, open and ready. To come out of the anxiety zone, … Continue reading →
One-Minute Practice: Dial Down the Stress
This time of year, it’s easy to get caught up in rushing and feel stressed. It’s also easy to say, “Just don’t let yourself get stressed out,” but how is that possible when everyone around you is stressing? You know … Continue reading →
Pleasure, not Perfection
We are all dealing with the fight/flight /freeze pattern to some extent every day. Whether it comes from deadlines, traffic, noisy neighbors or from internal expectations of perfection, this contractive pattern is human. If we can bring our habitual reaction … Continue reading →
One-Minute Practice: Decontract in your Car
Driving across the country has given me plenty of time to explore postural balance while in the car. I invite you to try a few simple things the next time you are driving. But first, check that you make a … Continue reading →
Texting in Balance
Take a moment to pick up and look at your phone. Notice what you did with your head, face, neck, shoulders. No judgment, just awareness. Put it down, and this time, as you pick it up, think of letting your … Continue reading →
One-Minute Practice: Walking in Balance
Everyone knows walking is good for your health, but how you walk is crucial to the health of your feet, knees, hips and back. To walk with less tightness or compression and more ease and efficiency, try this: First, sense … Continue reading →
One-Practice: Being Present In Your Body
Bring your awareness to your feet. Let them rest on the ground and feel the soles of your feet widen into the floor. Sense the many bones in the feet and think of allowing a little space between those bones. … Continue reading →
One-Minute Practice: Gentle Head/Neck Balance
A gentle balance of your head on top of your spine can be an ongoing practice anywhere, anytime. A gentle balance suggests that it is not necessary to hold the head in position with neck muscles. The skull is meant … Continue reading →