About This Practice
Each of us has three "centers" that we operate from known as your body, heart, and mind centers. In this practice, you will spend a few minutes aligning all three centers to reconnect with yourself and your inner strength and wisdom.
This brief meditation practice can build and evolve over time. The results of this practice may show up unexpectedly in your daily life. You may begin to feel more grounded and energetically clear. Perhaps you will find yourself able to respond more confidently to stressful situations instead of feeling reactive.
Operating from a more centered and aligned state can help you feel more capable, in control, and ultimately, whole.
Steps
Inhabit your body
Prepare for this practice by finding a timer that chimes every two minutes. We suggest using the free YouTube video linked below that sounds a gentle meditation bell every two minutes so that you can set it and forget it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxwngAKnEhY Settle into a comfortable position. Once you’re ready, start your timer and focus your first two minutes on observing your breathing. Observe how it feels to be fully in your body.
Inhabit your heart
After the first bell, shift your attention to being present in your heart. Focus your breath and awareness to the center of your chest.
Inhabit your mind
Once the second bell rings, shift your awareness to being present in your mind. If you find your mind wandering, try to observe your thoughts as if they were leaves floating in a stream, or clouds passing in the sky. The focus is to simply be, to inhabit yourself, with no judgment.
Inhabit all three centers
Use your last two minutes to breathe and be present in all three centers: body, heart, and mind. Notice what it feels like to shift your awareness to each individual center. Remember, there is no perfect way to meditate. Whatever you experience throughout this practice is enough. You do not have to force this experience into something that feels unnatural.