Narrow your mind, broaden your perspective...

Let's face it- life is busy! There's work and relationships, extracurriculars (possibly even hobbies!), squeezing in exercise, endless errands ....it can feel like a constant juggling act! How do you maintain a sense of grounding and balance with all these balls in the air? Here's a simple focusing exercise to help you stay present in the moment, even with all the hustle and bustle. Best part is, it can be done almost anywhere! Use the below steps as an outline, improvising welcome...

Focusing exercise:

• Take a deep breath in and a deep exhale out
• Look around you. Allow your eyes to settle on the 1st object that catches your gaze
• Focus so acutely on this object that it becomes all you see. Feel that you're truly noticing it for the first time
• Begin to describe this object (either mentally or on paper): 

  • imagine who it belongs to...

  • imagine what it would smell, taste, and feel like...

  • observe its size, color, shape, texture, density, purpose, use....

  • include any other observations that come to mind. Think outside the box!...

• Observe it fully and completely, each and every detail.  Once you feel that you've fully seen the object, close your eyes and take another deep inhale and exhale, letting it go and returning to the space with a renewed sense of focus and calm