Take A Moment For Yourself.

This simple exercise can fundamentally change your life.
There is such a powerful relationship between your body and your mind that you can literally redirect your life by tapping into that connection.
We will use this technique immediately to help you deepen your understanding of what is most important to you and how well you are taking care of those key pieces. In addition, as we continue your transformation, we will use this exercise to help you stop and re-calibrate yourself to make sure you are choosing the outcomes that support your health and life goals. Let’s begin.
Stop, and take a moment for yourself.
Shut your door or find a quiet area, loosen your clothes and sit in a comfortable chair or sofa or lie down if the situation allows you.
Close your eyes. Without in any way trying to alter your breathing, begin moving your focus to your breathing. Simply pay
attention to each breath as it is happening. As you breathe in, notice the air moving through your nostrils, and notice as your body fills with life-giving air on the rise or fall of your abdomen or chest. Notice at the end of inhaling how that feels and then follow as the air reverses and your chest or abdomen rises or falls. Really
feel what it is like to breathe without feeling a need to alter your breath. If your mind wanders, that is fine. Gently bring your focus back to your breathing. You can note why you were distracted, such as noise, but bring your attention back to your breathing. Once you feel yourself totally connected in the moment, expand your awareness to take in the area surrounding you. As you become more aware of your surroundings, slowly open your eyes and bring the exercise to a close.
How are you feeling now? How have these few moments of focus impacted your emotional and physical state? Do you feel the stress melt away? If these few moments made such a difference, what can a lifetime of being focused and aware do for you? How can you grow from this?
Now let’s use your heightened awareness to explore your current state of health!
Many people refer to this as mindfulness. It has many different expressions and meanings for different philosophies and religions, such as prayer or meditation. I am using it specifically to take us out of automatic and focus on what we are doing to our body in terms of unhealthy lifestyles and lack of clarity and focus of what creates well-being.