If you cannot get outside for a walk in nature, try 5 Minutes like this:
Minute one:
Stand tall with spine straight and feet rooted in the ground. Relax into gravity. Notice the energy of the earth rising through your feet. Breathe and balance.
Minute two:
Find a tree or rock and greet it with the palm of your hand. Notice the energy of the tree or rock meeting your skin. Breathe and balance.
Minute three:
Stand tall and raise your arms up by your sides. Feel the air touching your entire body. Allow the soft breeze to move through you. Breathe and balance.
Minute four:
Look up to the sky, see the canopy of trees or clouds or vast blue canvas. Allow a vertical pulse to move through the center of your body in front of your spine. Breathe and balance.
Minute five:
Let go of activity. Sense equilibrium in your body and equanimity in your mind.
Complete your practice with
an intention to stay balanced in service of life.
