Come Back To YOU!

Today I encourage you to do one very brief but substantial experiment:

Stand in your bare feet in a place you love and close your eyes.  Now count the things you love about the place including texture of sound, place, how you resonate with the place, what elements make you happy, can you imagine the place in your head while you are there and note the things you love there?

Note: If you don't have a current place you love, maybe go to a park or 

somewhere that reminds you of your favorite place.   Might I suggest you think about your life and 

begin inviting your life to shift in a way that you have 

so many favorite places you have a difficult time 

choosing which one is your most favorite!

Now open your eyes and take in all the things that make you happy there.  Note every crevice and plane of each contributing element to that space.  To embrace your moment of gratitude, choose one thing to go to and place your hand on it while thinking about how you love this place.  

Moments of gratitude remind us of the millions of things to be grateful for in our hectic lives.  Taking the time to be grateful every day will make your life better because you remember every day what a great life you have!

Now go and enjoy your Sunday! 

Copyright 2010 Heather Corwin

DOing may be our UN-Doing

Charlotte Selver said, "We come into the world and soon learn to feel we always should be doing something instead of simply being open for what presents itself at the moment."

We are conditioned at a very young age to DO because simply noting something does not demonstrate to others you get it. Selver sites examples like a mother demonstrating for her "child, "mmmmm, doesn't that taste good?" (as she smacks her lips), or "Listen to the airplane!" (looking up strenuously)."

So how do we combat or learn alternative ways of being? As artists, or people, healing our souls is paramount. Without health, longevity lacks joy.

Meditation is embraced by many cultures to heal thoughts. WAIT! If you are repelled by the thought of sitting in a room with a bunch of other people trying to clear your mind, you are not alone. This is NOT the only way to create a centering practice.

A centering practice can be anything from traditional meditation to a repetitive action that requires focus, but allows the mind to percolate: it is something you practice often to rid yourself of any unnecessary feelings. Feelings begin from sensation, we interpret the sensation and give the experience meaning, and the meaning is often linked to our core belief system.

Do you crave to be more comfortable in your skin and in your life? Think about sensations you get that calm you down. What are the elements present in those experiences?

Sensations are great in that we can create a new one in our body at any given moment to override the sensations that may lead to uneasiness. Find your happy triggers and use them often!

Give my Core to Win two minute "awakening sensations" a go!

1. Find 2 minutes where you are uninterrupted - TWO.

2. Get in a comfortable position (sitting, lying down, standing) and when your body stills (no fidgeting, scratching, etc.),
bring your attention to the sounds around you.
Close your eyes to tune into your hearing.

3. Begin noticing the closest sounds to you and keep moving out until your two minutes is up. (The sounds next to your body, 1 foot, 2 feet, next room, outside, etc. Be specific.)

4. When you open your eyes and come into awareness, note what that experience was like for you. How do you feel in your body now?
What is your breathing like now?
What was the closest sound, the furthest?

Copyright 2010 Heather Corwin