{"id":676,"date":"2009-06-06T07:08:00","date_gmt":"2009-06-06T07:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spellmaker.com\/blog\/?p=676"},"modified":"2009-06-06T07:08:00","modified_gmt":"2009-06-06T07:08:00","slug":"how-to-center-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spellmaker.com\/blog\/?p=676","title":{"rendered":"How to Center Yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/span><\/span>Here is another great article I found by the author of Emotional Freedom- Dr. Judith Orloff. I thought it might be helpful to some of you when you start feeling a little off kilter energetically. <\/span><\/strong>
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Light and Love
Sister Bridget Corfield
www.spellmaker.com<\/p>\n

**begin article***<\/p>\n

How to Center Yourself<\/h2>\n

by Judith Orloff MD<\/em><\/p>\n

\nWatch your diet. Notice what foods feel good, which do not. Your body will
\ntell you what it requires. Usually, denser foods-meat, chicken, fish–have
\nmore of a grounding effect than grains, vegetables, or fruit. I'm not a big
\nmeat eater but if my body announces, "I need a hamburger," I will devour one.
\nListen to your body's signals. Notice how they fluctuate.\n<\/p>\n

\nDo mundane tasks. Mindfully focusing on everyday chores can bring you back
\nto your body. Grocery shopping, going to the bank, paying bills, washing
\nclothes, taking out the trash, or cleaning the yard can be grounding. These
\nactivities anchor you in the here-and-now by drawing on the luminous nature
\nof the ordinary.\n<\/p>\n

\nPractice Anonymous Service. Do something nice for someone without taking
\ncredit for it. Hold the elevator for a little old lady. Let someone go
\nbefore you in line. Serve food to the homeless. Give a charitable donation.
\nAnything that shifts the focus from you to helping others. No deed is too
\nsmall. The act of giving–especially when you're most frazzled–opens your
\nheart, is regenerative.\n<\/p>\n

\nSpend Time in Nature. As poet William Wordsworth put it, civilization can be
\n"too much with us." People, cars, the news, telephone cables matting the sky,
\nall can keep us from our bodies, divorce us from what is natural. Regularly
\ntake at least a few hours out from your routine. Visit the beach, a forest, a
\ncanyon, a river. Choose a spot that moves you. Aboriginals seek out windswept
\nplains for purification. Native Americans go to fresh streams to clarify
\ntheir inner vision. (Any water source, including a bath or shower, can
\ncleanse and purify.) Tibetan monks pilgrimage to mountaintops. Allow yourself
\nto draw on the earth's primordial forces. Savor the beauty of a twilight,
\nsunset, or dawn. Let them nourish and restore you.\n<\/p>\n

\nMeditate. Sitting in meditation is a life-line to your center, to the
\nearth. By calming the mind, you can re-align with your essence. Close your
\neyes. Focus on your breath. Then gently extend your awareness downward to
\nstrata, bedrock, minerals, and soil. From the base of your spine begin to
\nfeel a continuity with the earth's core. Picture having a long tail that
\nroots in that center. Allow the earth's energy to infuse your body and
\nstabilize you. If you meditate for five minutes or an hour this is sacred
\ntime.<\/p>\n

**end article**<\/p>\n

more articles can be found at Dr Orloff's website drjudithorloff.com <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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