We don’t need a retreat... We don’t need a perfect morning routine... We don’t need to escape our lives.
Presence is available… right here, right now... always
Here are a few simple ways to step into it:
1. Go for a walk. No headphones.. No podcast..Just you and your steps... Feel your feet hit the ground. Notice the air. Let your body move... I recommend putting your feet in the earth too.. Mother earth has a beautiful way to ground us back into our body.
2. Get into nature...Sit by a tree. Watch the sky.. Listen to the wind..Nature doesn’t rush.. It reminds your nervous system that you don’t have to either... One of my favorite quotes in the Tao Te Ching is "Nature never forces, yet always accomplishes".
3. Play with your dog (or a child).They are masters of now and are perfect images of the kingdom.. No past.. No future. Just this moment...Let yourself drop into that with them and bring your little one inside of you out to play.
4. Take 5 slow breaths. In through your nose (filling up your belly)..Out through your mouth..Feel the inhale. Feel the release...Simple. Powerful.
5. Become the observer..This one changed everything for me.
Notice your thoughts...Instead of saying, “I am stressed,” try…“I’m noticing a stressful thought.”
Instead of being the mind, watch the mind. You are not the voice in your head. You are the one hearing it.
When you step back and observe, something shifts.The energy moves.The thought passes. Space opens up.
Presence isn’t something you force. It's something you allow.
Try one of these today.Then come back and share what you noticed.
We grow together here.