Get Outside – Nature as Balance Enhancer

If you cannot get outside for a walk in nature, try 5 Minutes like this:  Minute one: Stand tall with spine straight and feet rooted in the ground. Relax into gravity. Notice the energy of the earth rising through your feet. Breathe and balance. Minute two: Find a...

Be a Warrior for Wisdom

Something a little different to complement this month’s 5 Minute Try It… Minute one: Begin by naming a topic or situation you typically avoid. Notice where the tension resides in your body when this topic is brought to mind. Minute two: Allow the tension...

Ready to Spend

On your next moment of shopping or spending, try this exercise. Minute one: Pause with the item(s) you have ready to purchase. Ask, “Am I satisfying a need, a want or a rush?” Minute two: Bring your attention to your body and notice the sensations, and...

Four Corners of Love

This practice is dedicated to Mary Bell, disguised as a Camp Director, a wise elder who manifested as the essence of love. Retrieve a piece of paper and scissors. Minute one: Sit quietly. Bring your attention to your heart. Notice the four corners of the paper. Deem...

Breath, Body, Mind

This practice is available to you anytime and anywhere; it serves you, the other, and the situation, without doubt. That’s a powerhouse practice! Be unfettered in your practice and you will see for yourself the ease of being. Minute one: View your present state...