I invite you to sit back and get comfortable.
I'm going to walk you through a practice of pause.
In fact,
Eight.
Habits of pause that I know will give you the inspiration and the guidance to develop your own.
Positive habits of power.
Let's dive in.
Pausing is a consciously chosen.
Temporary break.
That creates moments to simply be.
It helps alleviate stress.
As pausing creates a space for conscious breathing.
For resetting.
For the experience of calm.
And quiet.
And the freedom of living in only now.
Pausing for a time ignites the parasympathetic nervous system to engage,
Thereby feeling the rest and relaxation response.
Here.
You lower stress hormones.
And begin.
To re-energize.
Pausing creates between a stimulus and a response.
So that you can move from reacting.
To thoughtful,
Kind.
Responses.
In public speaking,
Your pause allows the listeners to absorb information.
And?
It invites a more engaging experience.
When you pause.
You activate the brain's default mode network.
Giving yourself time before responding to a difficult email.
Or conversation.
Or in solving a problem.
In practice,
A pause is to step away.
From work.
Or any stressor Take a few deep breaths.
And give yourself time.
To experience the present moment.
In the present,
There is only this moment.
And the next.
There is no anxiety,
Nor stress.
You are simply being.
A few minutes of pause.
Is often enough to reset.
And to return.
With a fresh and new perspective.
In this practice,
You'll be experiencing pause in eight different ways.
All to give you ideas for creating new habits.
In which to practice pausing.
In positive ways.
For living in the present moment.
For you to witness.
And behave.
And as you create new thoughts and feelings that ignite pleasant and enjoyable experiences.
After each description,
Experience.
The pause.
Let's begin.
Pause.
Close your eyes.
In the present.
Of this moment.
Pause.
To send love.
Energetically from your heart center.
Pause to witness your breathing.
And take a deep breath.
Pause.
To remember.
Pause.
To listen.
What do you hear?
Pause.
To be.
Pause to think a kind thought.
Pause to feel the love you are.
Use any or all of these eight habits of pause.
To live a gentler and more easeful existence.
Namaste.
