With focused attention you have the power to bring your stress level down in 20 seconds or less.
Here’s how:
Take a moment to notice your breath…
Where do you feel it rise as you inhale?
Where do you feel it fall as you exhale?
Again, but this time can you notice it more fully?
How high does it rise?
How low can it fall?
By now 20 seconds, on average, have passed.
Have you noticed yourself any calmer? More grounded? Even just a touch?
Imagine tripling this gift to yourself, repeating these cycles of focused attention two more times. Imagine how much calmer you’ll feel at the end when only a mere minute has passed but you’re more settled, more centered, thanks to your focused attention on your breath.
This isn’t going to change the stressors in your life, but if it can change how you respond to them, taking the edge off so you can come from a more centered, calmer and clearer self, would it be worth doing again?
Rinse. Repeat. Share.
