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CENTERING

8/30/2020

 
​We practice breathing, mental focus, body connection, and mindfulness for many reasons—to boost physical health, to promote mental well-being, to learn how to relax, to come back to center. Practice sharpens the tools in your toolkit. When everything feels uncertain, out of control, and unpleasant, if we have cultivated a steady practice, it is easier to ground, to center, and to be present with clarity and strength.
 
In mindful presence,
Lori Furbush
Centering

​Here. Right here, right now,
bring your mind to this place and time.
Invite it, even if it resists, to sit and witness what it is to be alive.
Let there be no ulterior motive in this moment but to be.
Rest on the waves of breath and choose to experience all of it.
Let thoughts float through and leave again,
as the mind slowly settles like snow inside a shaken paperweight.
This is all there is.
Here. Right here and now.

―Danna Faulds

UNBROKEN

8/23/2020

 
It is easy to get caught up in noticing what needs fixing—in others and in the world around us. In fact, your problem-solving brain loves to look for ways to right what is wrong. This gives us a feeling of being in control, which in turn helps us feel safe and satisfied.
 
It is also easy to continually notice what is not working within ourselves—that familiar soundtrack that, on one hand drives us to learn and evolve, and on the other hand judges our every move.
 
What would happen if your inner voice focused only on what is working well today? How might that shift your attitude and experience? Focusing on the unbroken has a ripple effect through your physical body and your whole being.
 
In mindful presence,
Lori Furbush
True healing is not the fixing of the broken,
But the rediscovery of the unbroken.
—Jeff Foster

SILENCE

8/16/2020

 
​At any given moment, whether you’re active or resting, your mind is often in narrative mode…commenting, judging, deciding, wanting, resisting, blaming, questioning, blah blah blah. After reading this sentence and before moving on to the next sentence, you might explore pausing in the silence in between thoughts, even if it only lasts a fragment of a second…starting now.
 
In mindful presence,
Lori Furbush
Silence is essential.
​We need silence, just as much as we need air, just as much as plants need light.
If our minds are crowded with words and thoughts, there is no space for us.
―Thich Nhat Hanh

PRESENCE

8/9/2020

 
This is a word with many meanings. We can “be present”…simply existing. We can “maintain a presence”…establishing an influence in a situation. We can “feel a presence”…sensing someone is with you when they are not. And we can practice “presence of mind”…keeping calm while taking quick and sensible action.
 
Sometimes we cope with challenging situations by distracting or diverting our attention. And sometimes that coping style can be appropriate.
 
Another approach is to stay with the challenge, to be powerfully present. That is, to bring your mind into your body, ground your body to the earth, and just breathe. All of your resources coming back home to where you are.
 
In mindful presence,
Lori
Each day is a journey, and the journey itself is home. ―Matsuo Basho

AWAKENING

8/2/2020

 
​Awakenings can come at any time. Awakenings can be quick…surprising words spoken by a friend, a flash of insight that opens your mind. And awakenings can be subtle…a series of smaller events and shifts, accumulating over time. This year, having spent many weeks and months with more time at home may have awakened you from your slumber. Perceptions change, priorities change, and you may have even decided to make this a turning point. What are you leaving behind? What are you creating space for?
 
In mindful presence,
Lori
Awakening is not changing who you are, but discarding who you are not.
―Deepak Chopra

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    Lori Furbush teaches  Qigong, Yoga, Reiki, & Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). She weaves MINDFULNESS & RELAXATION into every moment.

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