Finding Joy Suddenly and Every Day
When was the last time you checked in with your practice?It is one thing to talk about how quick it might be to get to Zen when you take the time to begin a practice. It is quite another to become accountable to the practice. So here is a quick check-in. Have you made a… Continue reading When times get tough, remember your practice (10 Seconds to Zen)
Rhapsodomancy (in honor of National Poetry Month) Go. Go now to your bookshelf (do you have one in your home or office? I sure hope so.). Quickly glance at your books of poetry or literature, and pick the first one you find (no more than 5 seconds) Close your eyes (6). Open the book to… Continue reading 10 Seconds to Zen (post 5)
Bubbles, just bubbles Peace will find you as you blow all the stale air out of your lungs. I have found no quicker way to a smile on my face then when I am blowing bubbles. It only takes 10 seconds.
Have you heard of Forest Bathing? Nope? Neither had I until recently. It's a Japanese thing that is becoming a phenomenon in the states (probably urban areas). It is basically what it sounds like. Walking through a forest and letting it bathe you in sensations. Humans are a part of the world, and we need… Continue reading 10 Seconds to Zen (post 3)
Peace in an ordinary world Take a long slow inhale counting to four as you breathe in, stop. Now hold it for a count of three at the top, and then slowly let it out-- three, two, one. Done. It has been ten seconds, check and see if you have slightly more head space. In… Continue reading 10 Seconds to Zen (post 2):
Bridget Kelley-Lossada 
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