The Good Now Pause - Back to the Body

The Good Now Pause is a series of short, practical practices designed to help you interrupt autopilot and return to presence. Each video offers a simple tool you can use in real time—whether you’re dealing with habits, emotions, or thoughts. These moments build awareness, reduce reactivity, and create space for choice. You don’t need extra time or a perfect setting to use them. Just pause, and begin again.

When your mind feels busy or overwhelming, this practice helps you return to the present moment through your body. You’ll use a simple finger-rubbing technique inspired by Shirzad Chamine to ground your attention in sensation. Paired with the “Good… Now” pause, this creates a shift out of thinking and into awareness. It’s a quick and effective way to reset your state anytime during the day. Your body is always available as an anchor.

Transcript

A good now pause, Back to the body, An exercise inspired by Sherzod of the PQ method. The next time you find yourself mad or frustrated, Let that be a cue to pause and gently say whisper or think, Good now, And then come into your body simply by rubbing your fingertips together. It doesn't matter which finger, You can use all if you'd like, But just simply rub them together, Put all of your attention on that, Noticing the texture, The sensation, The temperature. The idea is to be fully present in this exercise, One or both hands, Whichever works best to shift that pattern. The idea is to bring you out of your head and into your body so that you create this natural response to when things become stressful and your mind is just like somewhere, Just gone. This is to remind you that your body is always here and can be used as an anchor to bring you back to the present moment. So you don't have to chase your mind, Chase your thoughts. You can be right here, Right now, In this present moment. The beautiful, Cool thing about this is if you just do it ever so slightly, You can be quite discreet. So if you're out in public and someone is just driving you crazy at that moment because your nerves are just, They're a little frayed, You can just rub some fingers together without anyone even knowing, And you can just smile and say, Good now, And keep it moving. Shift out of fight or flight and come back into your body. So give it a try today. Whenever a moment calls for you to take a pause and say, Good now, Go ahead and bring yourself back to your body. Let me know how it goes. Share your thoughts, Share your questions, Whatever you need, I am here to support you. And with that said, May you create the most amazing now moments. Until I see you next time, Make every moment count. Ciao for now.

Reviews

Beautiful practice and great idea that I will be trying! Thanks Nicole💓and it is soooo great to see you outside of a live event ✨🌈☺️