Happy New Year!
I was asked to write a piece for Unlocking Litchfield (unlockinglitchfield.com). They requested my 7 top tips for finding inner piece. I was eager point out that Inner Peace isn't something you can find outside of yourself...it's something that exist within each of us. Still, the list is a nice reminder for us all (me included) of ways to practice reconnecting.
Wishing each of you an abundant & peaceful 2016!
I was asked to write a piece for Unlocking Litchfield (unlockinglitchfield.com). They requested my 7 top tips for finding inner piece. I was eager point out that Inner Peace isn't something you can find outside of yourself...it's something that exist within each of us. Still, the list is a nice reminder for us all (me included) of ways to practice reconnecting.
Wishing each of you an abundant & peaceful 2016!
7 Ways to Inner Peace in 2016
1. Breathe. You might be thinking, "Really? That's her advice?" I know - cliché, overused by yoga teachers everywhere. But try it - right now, try it. Take a big breath in through your nose, and a long slow breath out through your mouth. Do it again. Now, close your eyes and take 3 breaths like that. Long full breaths in - and even, measured breaths out. Just notice if anything has changed. If you did that thinking that it was just nonsense, guess what - nothing is going to happen. So try it again and really notice if anything...anything, has changed. And that leads me to the next tip...
1. Breathe. You might be thinking, "Really? That's her advice?" I know - cliché, overused by yoga teachers everywhere. But try it - right now, try it. Take a big breath in through your nose, and a long slow breath out through your mouth. Do it again. Now, close your eyes and take 3 breaths like that. Long full breaths in - and even, measured breaths out. Just notice if anything has changed. If you did that thinking that it was just nonsense, guess what - nothing is going to happen. So try it again and really notice if anything...anything, has changed. And that leads me to the next tip...
2. Be Present. Did you take those 3 deep breaths and notice each
moment of the breath - how it felt in your body, in your lungs, did you
hear it? If all of your attention was focused on it, if you looked for
anything that had changed within you, then you were present - even if
just for a moment. And maybe you even felt it...a connection with
yourself - a taste of inner peace.
3. Connect. Connect with yourself - through breath, through
yoga, through running, or whatever it is that brings your joy. Connect
with your joy.
4. Connect with others. Old fashioned connection - in person, face to
face (connection through social media does not count!). Look someone
in the eyes. Touch someone. Let them know that you see them, and then
let them see you. Now notice how that feels - to see and be seen. It
doesn't even have to be someone you know. It works with a friend or a
stranger.
5. Don't do anything. When you don't know what to do to find inner
peace, don't do anything (except breathe). Don't look to see what
other people are doing on Facebook. Don't search Google for answers. I
guarantee you; you will not find inner peace inside your mobile
device. When you take your phone or your iPad apart, all you are going
to find is a bunch of hardware.
6. Make a gratitude list. Yup - a gratitude list. Simple, but it
works. Make it in your mind, or better yet, on paper. What are you
grateful for? It can be a short or a long list, simple or
complicated. Now pause. Don't do anything else (except breathe) and
reflect on that list. How do you feel? Notice if you feel different.
7. Practice. Honestly, it's not magic. It just takes practice. It
becomes a habit & then a state of being. Your Inner Peace.
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