In our crazy, driven, fast paced culture how can we stay firmly established in our selves? Do you feel like you are easily knocked off of your center, do you hold tension in your neck and shoulders, use coping mechanisms such as alcohol or food to distract yourself from the messages your body is sending to you?
Developing a relationship with yourself can be one of the greatest spiritual challenges that any seeker faces. We all need alone time; time to nurture our minds, bodies and spirits. We receive an infinite number of messages from our body every day that signal to us where we are at any given moment; shallow breathing, chest pain, hunger, anxiety, a yawn, an adrenaline rush, a smile. How often do we really listen to what our body is telling us about our selves?
Finding your "center" or place of being established is at the root of most spiritual practices a long with various breathing techniques that help bring mind and body into balance. That center, or place of stillness and peace, is always within you and is most often only one long deep breath away. From that centered place of being, stress and tension melt away, evaporating right out of your body. Anxieties, fears and worries seem less intense, less important, easier to deal with from an objective perspective.
We all have choices about cultivating that place of centeredness within our selves. What are you doing in your life to nurture and cultivate the roots of being established in yourself?
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