Take A Moment
Bus Stop Breathing
Life is like a series of bus stops. The challenge is remembering to step
off the bus, sit a while at the stop and be with yousrelf in your
surroundings, whatever the view and whatever the weather. The weather
for you that day might be sunny, with a warm and gentle breeze, blue sky
and fluffy white clouds, it might be showery, with a rainbow in the
distance brightening the sky with its beautiful colours like a promise,
there could be black skies and thunder threatening just over the hill,
or dark skies with a cold wind biting around your neck. Whatever your
weather forecast is that day, know that you can always step off the bus
and take shelter. Take five minutes to sit and breathe. Breathe in
through your nose, if you're visual, imagine seeing your breath flowing
through your body. Then breathe all the way out again. Making no
judgment of your experience, just notice how you are at that moment.
Just five minutes of breathing this way can bring a sense of calmness
and grounding. There's no getting it right or wrong and some days you
may find it harder, particularly if your weather that day is
challenging. We breathe normally every minute of the day but breathing
deeply is something we often forget to do and in times of stress and
panic you may become aware you hold your breath.
Let me know if this
helped you get back on the bus.
Lisa Buckingham 2017
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