Before the day starts and the mind begins to encroach on the day ahead of you,
Let's anchor your body.
Five minutes,
Nothing else required.
Sit or stand,
Whatever you have.
Feel your feet first,
Both of them,
On the floor,
Press down slightly.
Feel the ground push back.
Now your hands,
Feel the weight of them.
The temperature,
The texture of whatever they're touching.
Breathe in through your nose,
Slow.
And out.
Again,
Breath in.
Breath out.
You're here.
Scan from your feet upward,
No analysis,
Just contact.
Legs,
Heavy or light?
Chest,
Open or tight?
Shoulders?
Just notice,
No need to change anything yet.
How is your body arriving into this day?
See,
Most men start the day in their head,
Planning,
Worrying,
Already reacting.
The body gets left behind,
But the body is where steadiness lives,
Not in the thinking,
In here.
Take one deliberate breath.
Feel your feet as you exhale,
That connection,
Body to ground,
Keep it with you today.
What does your body need most to move well through today?
Let that answer come from the body,
Not the mind.
Feel your feet one more time,
That's your anchor,
It's always there.
When you're ready,
Open your eyes and take the body with you.
