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1. Taking off stress
Setup: Standing with your feet parallel and hip width apart, raise your arms up overhead. Interlace your fingers, palms facing up, and rest them on the top of your head. |
| Step 1: Give yourself permission to be quiet and turn inside. Feel
your breath, flowing in and out naturally, and gradually let it become
softer and longer. Now acknowledge to yourself what is stressful in
your life right now. It may be a task, or a relationship, or fear
about the future. See if you can identify it. Observe how that stress
feels in your body and your mind. Picture the stress as a heavy coat
that you can choose to take off. You may put it back on later, but
you do have the choice to wear it or not right now. The outer situation
may not change, but your way of looking at it and reacting to it can
change. Be aware of your own goodness and wholeness apart from the
stress.
Sit quietly with your eyes closed for a few breaths, noticing how you feel, and then gently open your eyes. |
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