Slow Down Significantly

Just for a moment...

In Work IN I unpack the ways in which slowing down significantly supports us to accelerate radically. Winter is the queen of this, the season that begs a slower pace in preparation for what’s next. As the initial buzz of a new calendar year starts to wane and my to do list seems to grow by the minute, I find myself searching for gentle signposts to guide me onward in a way that feels connected to the natural (slower) rhythm of the season we are in.

Pages are turning and there are things to do… And so today, the briefest of gestures to remind us of the importance and productivity of slowing down and steadying ourselves — even as we get on with things.

Pause
hand to heart
three of your deepest possible breaths — lengthening your exhales
(when you think you’re done breathing out, keep going, there’s more to slowly release)…

Yes — practice can be this brief, this simple.

Pause and feel the difference.

Keep breathing deeply and proceed…