Hello and welcome to Wisdom at Work.
Today we're going to ground ourselves deep in our bodies.
To move into a place of deep center.
To bring our mind into a state of clarity.
It's so easy to get lost in the running around.
The fragmentation.
The crazy to-do list.
Today we're going to begin to integrate our lives into one balanced whole.
It's so easy to get lost in the tasks.
So find a place where you won't be disturbed.
Sitting,
Standing,
Lying down.
Whatever works for you now.
Begin to settle in.
Taking a few deep breaths.
Feel your chest expand.
Feel the exhale.
Today we remember that wholeness is primary.
That interconnection is real.
We are all part of one undivided whole.
So we are not trying to reconnect.
We are already connected.
We are shifting our attention.
We are remembering.
Breathing in and out.
Begin to notice any areas of tension.
Maybe your jaw or your shoulders.
Just let them go.
Just let the tension go.
Place your attention on the center of your chest.
On the area of your heart.
As you do this you may begin to notice a warmth,
A tingling,
Maybe a sense of expansion.
Whatever it is for you is perfect.
Simply allow it to come in whatever way.
As you rest your attention on your chest,
What do you sense?
Attention is an active reality.
It changes us.
It changes outcomes.
And to use it as a tool is so helpful.
What does your attention bring as you focus on your chest?
Do you feel your breath more deeply?
Now let's take this attention and place it on the crown of your head.
Follow the same process we just did.
Again it may be a warmth,
A tingle.
Allow it to be whatever it is.
As we move deeper into our body,
We allow this attention to relax us more deeply.
The sensation at the top of our head relaxes our scalp.
As we slide our attention down our head,
We let our temples relax.
Our jaw.
Our tongue.
The back of our neck.
Rest this attention now on your shoulders.
Doing the same exercise.
Feeling the energy of your attention.
And your shoulders drop just a little bit more.
Your muscles relax.
Allow this attention to move down your left arm.
We're not rushing.
Pay attention.
Allow it to move down to your fingertips.
Allow it to relax your hand,
Your elbow,
Your shoulder,
Wherever you may need it.
Once again placing your attention at the top of your right arm.
Once again moving it down slowly,
Carefully,
All the way to your fingertips.
Feel the attention activate.
Feel your arm relax.
Replace our attention in our chest and our back.
Allow the relaxation and the peace to fill each and every muscle,
Tissue,
Organ.
Taking it down over the mid-back,
The stomach,
The abdomen,
The hips.
Allowing it to relax more deeply.
Feel the attention in your hips.
Once again actively placing our attention in our hips.
Taking our attention now down into our thighs,
Down our legs into our knees,
And spend a moment here as well.
Relaxing,
Allowing the attention to rest here.
Our attention releases,
Relaxes,
Allows.
We slide down now over our calves and our shins into our ankles,
Into our feet.
And we place our attention on the soles of our feet.
What do you sense here?
Is it in your shoes?
Are your feet in your shoes?
Are they on a rough surface?
Is the surface even?
This is a classic grounding exercise.
Where are your feet?
Spend a moment more here.
Feeling your feet.
It is often through our feet that we're connected through the earth.
The earth is part of our undivided wholeness as well.
Part of our deep interconnection.
It is through our attention that we ground ourselves.
That we be present in our body.
It is this mindfulness state that allows us to think more clearly,
To be more creative,
To be more actually engaged in our life.
It's this clarity that allows us to look at our to-do list and say,
Oh,
That's not important today.
Let me do this.
Let me be responsive and agile to the situation here and now.
It is this state of grounding that allows us to show up at work.
It allows us to bring our whole self into our decisions,
Into our leadership.
And it is a necessary capacity in our world of chaos.
So I invite you today to use the question,
Where are my feet?
As you walk down the hall,
As you sit in a meeting,
Wherever work may take you today,
Remember where are your feet?
I invite you to bring your attention back into your surroundings.
The way go your feet,
Your toes,
Your fingers,
And begin to move into a more alert,
Awake state ready to engage in your day.
Awake,
Alert,
Alive.
Goformation paradigm.
