Everyday Bliss For Women In Leadership

I previously spoke about several ways to wake up in your life here. I’ve another way that will support you day to day. This involves use of ZPoint Process (click this link if you don’t know ZPoint as yet). I’ve given this process the title of a phrase I heard while in meditation with the thangka of Green Tara that hangs in my bedroom:

"Gentle Being, Wake Up Now…"

1. Sit in your meditation space or at your personal altar or a similar quiet space and with intent, turn your attention to the Now.

2. Register all that is happening. Focus on what you hear, the many different sounds there are around you. Birdsong, a plane overhead, the hum of a fan, your own bones creaking, the soft whoosh of your breath, the ticking of a clock, children playing outside…and realize by the time you have listed all these to yourself, that the moment has changed and you are in a different Now.

3. What do you see as your eyes rest gently, with soft focus? The many twists and turns of a painting, a random sock strewn on the floor, motes of dust hanging and turning in the air, a shaft of sunlight illuminating the dustmotes and the pattern of the carpet…and realize by the time you have listed all these to yourself, that the moment has changed and you are in a different Now.

4. What do you feel, as your attention turns inwards? The taste in your mouth, the smells around you, your left leg feeling stretched in the quads, sweat running down your neck, an itch on your right forefinger, the breath filling your nostrils and lungs, a sense of heaviness in the abdomen…and realize by the time you have listed all these to yourself, that the moment has changed and you are in a different Now.

5. When you have brought your mindful presence and awareness to what composes your space, both outer and inner, draw a circle in your mind, out in front of you by a few feet. Put all of the things you’ve noticed into your circle. Right now, you are outside the circle, which symbolizes the way we may experience ourselves being "outside of" the Present Moment.

6. Now, ZPoint style, clear all the ways: "I am asleep to the full experience of the present moment" and perhaps all the ways: "I disconnect myself from the Now"…or words that are even more meaningful to you. And also, all the reasons, emotions and places those are held in your bodymind concerning living fully in the Now.

7. Now, count these down while repeating your cue word, over and over again, down from 10 to 0. You might be interested to find in this particular "erase the tape" that the images in your circle do not fade, but in fact become more real, more solid, more "there" to you.

8. When you are down to zero, then step your whole body into the circle and sit, stand or lie down - whatever is nurturing to you. Be with all the things in your present awareness.

9. Make a positive affirmation such as "I am continually aware of the present moment and live in the Now"

10. Count upwards from 1 to 10. You might be interested to note that the things inside your circle with you sometimes sink into your bodymind, or fade away entirely as they become facets of your continuing awareness. Whatever changes you observe will be unique to you, and will be harbingers of your increased awareness.

Enjoy, and repeat as necessary…

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