Turn on the radio in the morning and I’m inclined to turn it right back off. The amount of change, conflict and chaos in our world seem greater than ever before. One way to address the impact of these circumstances on our lives is to decide that as an individual you want to have easy access to CALM. In our CORE program which helps bring you greater joy, vitality and passion, C stands for CALM.  How do we get there with the media barrage of the world’s problems and the challenges of everyday life?

One solution is to start with the BREATH. We are utterly dependent on our breath for everyday life and, fortunately, it is an automatic function of the body.  What healers and those seeking greater spiritual awareness have found is that conscious breathing can bring you a level of calm.

Take a calming moment

As you take slow, conscious breaths that send air down into the body so that it feels like it is filling the diaphragm as well as the lungs, you are:
= Focusing your awareness and
= Adding oxygen to your entire body so that it works even more effectively

Amazingly as you focus on the breath, it gently begins to calm you.  The conscious breathing positively impacts the mind, body and emotions.

As a teen I was taught another technique for bringing calmness. As I close my eyes and breathe deeply, I also learned to visualize spelling out the word “quiet” on the fingers of one of my hands. That visualization process can further anchor the calm in one’s body.

When you think of calm seas, one can imagine smoother sailing. Likewise, calm within the mind, body and emotions promote smoother sailing and clearer thinking  and you share that energy with everyone around you.

And, in the spirit of Valentine’s Day:
“Laugh as much as you breathe and love as long as you live.”    Anonymous