Tara Brach uses this circle with a line through it to teach awareness.
Our work is to bring more of our lives, thoughts, emotions... above the line
Read on to learn how
✨ I N S P I R E
"“What would it be like if I could accept life - accept this moment -exactly as it is?” - Tara Brach
✨ R E F L E C T
👉🏼 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗮𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽
It's familiar, habitual, unaware
-- Did I just eat that whole bag of chips?
-- How is it 2 pm and I barely worked at all?
-- Compare my body, success, children etc... to others
𝘏𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘰 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦, 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦 👋🏼
👉🏼 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
It is present, awake, and open
-- Respond thoughtfully, rather than in the negative habitual way
(This is HUGE ✨)
-- Take a mindful breath before picking up my phone
-- Slow down to check in while eating
𝘏𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘰 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥, 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦 👋🏼
✨ T H R I V E
👉🏼 𝟱 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗲
1 --> Journal
Start with 2 minutes a day (literally 2 min, keep it small on purpose)
2 --> Single deep breath
Every time you sit at your desk, before you pick up your phone....
3 --> STOP Practice
Stop what you're doing
Take a breath
Observe
Proceed with more awareness
4 --> Mind body practices
Try yoga or Tai Chi
5 --> Meditate
Try a body scan or RAIN meditation
Awareness is the pre-requisite to lasting change
It's also the KEY to self-discovery and growth
Don't skip it ✨
With love,
Carolyn
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