Dear Friends,
Take a moment to uplift your posture. Imagine space between your vertebra and your ribs. Inhale and lighten up, exhale softening your chest and think of something that makes you smile. Stretch out your arms and feel energy flowing through your fingers. Ask yourself, “What if there was a little more ease in my being?” Let yourself wonder…
Here in the Northern hemisphere summer has begun and change is in the air. After a holding pattern of hunkering down and limiting our movement, behaviors are shifting. Organizations are planning for employees to return to their workplaces, people are gathering, connecting, and sharing activities in close proximity and without masks. Change is a funny thing. Our mind can relish the idea or at least make sense of it… but our bodies experience change as dangerous. The body, the part of us governed by our limbic system, prefers that which is familiar, the body likes homeostasis. This is because bodies want to conserve energy; and the concern is that to adapt to new behaviors takes time and energy and maybe the energy will run out.
Signs of a mind body split are feelings of irritation, vulnerability, or depression. I am grateful for the Centering practice which activates a moment of unification. Centering changes the muscle groups I am using which changes the chemicals in my body, which changes my brain and shifts my perception. Let’s do a quick one – Inhale, uplift your posture, exhale, extend your arms and soften your chest – think of something that makes you smile.
When I am centered, I find it helps to remind myself that change is happening, and it is common to feel uncomfortable. I invite inspiration, evoke my posse and open to the sense of support flowing through me. I think about my declaration and remember that I want to support people to recognize that they are Noble, Awesome and Shiny. Centering is easy and it can be fun, it allows me to tap into my resourceful, positive self. Of course, it doesn’t last, and…. I can do it again, it takes less than a minute. We are supporting our health and well-being when we open up and relax in moments throughout the day. You can set reminders on your phone or use specific places to center. The more you do it the more resilient you will be.
I am looking forward to being together in person for our LE retreat in August. I am excited to dive into the LE practices and explore Power and Change with the community.
Tiphani and I are continuing to refine our LE offerings. We are feeling excited to explore some new ways forward for the LE business and creating processes to empower people and organizations with the LE practices. Our vision is to support the manifestation of creative and inspiring ways to manage change and help people find ways to embody their confidence, wisdom and compassion.
Wishing you many Noble, Awesome and Shiny moments,
Wendy and Tiphani
