I was a big firm lawyer in New York under stunningly stressful conditions. So i started researching breathing as a gateway to coming back to a place of ease of calm without having to do anything else. I found that it was incredibly effectivead it developed a practice that i came to call teardrop breathing. When we're breathing rapidly, when were in an anxious state, we go from one breath almost instantly into the next. But what we start to realize is when we slow down the breath, the body yearns itself into a state of just momentary pause between the inhale and the exhale. In that pause lies grace.
Ever wonder what it would be like to have a near-magical ability to find yourself at peace, to dial in a state of calm, no matter what the circumstances around you?
The last few years have been tough. Perpetual groundlessness. High-stakes. Uncertainty. We tend to experience this as spin, anxiety, fear, doubt, unease, an inability to relax. Like calm packed up and left the building. Thing is, our ability to come back to a place of peace is so central to our ability to live good lives. And to also access the state of presence that allows us to notice what is good and true and nourishing, even when much around us is hard.
So, how do we access a state of calm, even when the world around us seems to keep ripping it away? In today's episode, we dive into 7 powerful ideas, tools, and practices that can help guide you back to a place of calm abiding. And, at the end, I’m going to share a guided practice designed to bring you back to center. So, be sure to listen all the way, and you may want to tap the icon to save this episode so you can return to it whenever you want to drop into that peaceful place on-demand.
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