Pausing and Savoring the Moment
Choose consciously to be present
Change your posture by sitting or standing upright, to signal you are waking up from autopilot and to embody alertness. Take three conscious breaths as a way of taking some inner time out from the momentum of your day.
Allow
Allow your experience to be just as it is, without trying to change it or wishing it to be different. Be fully awake and aware of what you are experiencing — ask yourself, what am I experiencing in my mind, emotions and body?
Unplug
Let things be just as they are. Take a step back and observe how you are relating to your experience without any judgement.
Sense
Tune into your senses – sight (you might notice 5 things about the place you are in), hearing, smell, taste and touch. Use your sensory information as a way of bringing you into this present moment. Be aware of the physical sensations of standing or sitting – the weight of the body going into the ground.
Embody
Now consciously choose to take this present moment and grounded awareness into the next moments of your day.
