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enlightenment enlightenment It It also also describes describes a a type type of of Buddhism Buddhism in in which which meditation meditation is is used used to to stay stay present present and and non non judgmental judgmental Zen Zen is is practiced practiced diligently diligently over over a a lifetime lifetime Monk Monk and and teacher teacher Shunryu Shunryu Suzuki Suzuki describes describes the the practice practice by by saying saying Zen Zen is is not not some some kind kind of of excitement excitement but but concentration concentration on on our our usual usual everyday everyday routine routine One One can can start start to to infuse infuse their their life life with with more more zen zen by by slowing slowing down down though though this this isn isn t t so so easy easy to to do do in in the the hustle hustle and and bustle bustle of of modern modern life life Imagine Imagine your your day day as as a a movie movie Where Where in in all all that that rush rush and and activity activity can can you you push push pause pause or or slow slow down down the the frame frame Figuring Figuring that that out out is is the the first first step step in in finding finding more more zen zen Here Here are are ideas ideas for for how how to to choose choose stillness stillness amid amid the the chaos chaos Close Close your your eyes eyes Anytime Anytime you you want want you you can can stop stop and and pull pull the the blinds blinds shut shut and and turn turn your your gaze gaze inward inward When When you you do do this this you you are are looking looking into into the the beautiful beautiful stillness stillness of of your your inner inner world world and and it it is is the the first first step step toward toward becoming becoming more more at at peace peace Advertisement Advertisement Count Count to to You You can can almost almost hear hear an an authority authority figure figure s s voice voice when when you you read read this this one one can can t t you you When When faced faced with with a a stressful stressful moment moment stop stop and and count count to to It It worked worked when when you you were were little little and and it it works works now now Adding Adding deep deep ujjayi ujjayi breaths breaths an an ancient ancient yoga yoga breathing breathing method method to to help help calm calm the the mind mind to to your your counting counting can can help help make make it it even even more more effective effective Take Take deep deep breaths breaths with with a a mantra mantra First First find find your your breath breath Don Don t t move move so so fast fast that that you you take take it it for for granted granted Notice Notice it it Find Find moments moments in in your your day day when when you you can can breathe breathe while while taking taking note note And And if if you you can can add add let let and and go go to to the the breath breath Pull Pull a a big big inhale inhale in in through through your your nose nose filling filling up up your your belly belly from from the the bottom bottom of of you you all all the the way way up up to to the the top top of of you you Say Say to to yourself yourself let let Then Then exhale exhale the the breath breath out out your your nose nose from from top top to to bottom bottom saying saying to to yourself yourself go go Repeating Repeating this this mindful mindful breathing breathing with with a a mantra mantra increases increases your your focus focus and and contributes contributes to to a a feeling feeling of of balance balance and and grounding grounding Do Do something something silly silly As As we we get get older older we we tend tend to to do do fewer fewer silly silly things things and and we we smile smile and and belly belly laugh laugh less less often often Let Let s s change change that that Have Have a a spontaneous spontaneous dance dance party party in in your your undies undies tomorrow tomorrow morning morning Skip Skip instead instead of of walking walking Do Do something something that that helps helps you you find find joy joy each each day day Laughing Laughing is is good good medicine medicine happiness happiness is is the the place place where where zen zen lives lives Walk Walk or or bike bike instead instead of of driving driving When When was was the the last last time time you you took took a a walk walk instead instead of of driving driving Or Or grabbed grabbed your your bicycle bicycle and and headed headed out out for for your your morning morning coffee coffee In In addition addition to to stimulating stimulating your your heart heart a a bit bit and and creating creating an an opportunity opportunity for for deep deep fresh fresh breaths breaths these these activities activities can can help help you you slow slow down down and and become become more more mindful mindful of of your your surroundings surroundings Curate Curate your your morning morning routine routine Finding Finding some some you you time time in in those those quiet quiet early early hours hours can can set set the the tone tone for for your your entire entire day day Set Set your your alarm alarm a a bit bit early early one one day day a a week week and and give give yourself yourself a a good good dose dose of of you you time time with with a a longer longer morning morning routine routine You You can can use use this this time time to to journal journal meditate meditate work work out out anything anything that that gets gets your your day day started started on on the the right right note note Take Take a a five five minute minute pause pause dhyana dhyana Meditation Meditation can can happen happen in in just just a a few few minutes minutes and and those those few few minutes minutes can can be be life life changing changing Set Set aside aside five five minutes minutes each each day day to to do do a a mini mini meditation meditation session session Sit Sit in in a a comfortable comfortable seated seated position position close close your your eyes eyes begin begin taking taking deep deep full full breaths breaths in in and and out out through through your your nose nose close close your your eyes eyes and and breathe breathe Observe Observe your your thoughts thoughts without without putting putting too too much much weight weight on on them them imagine imagine they they are are cars cars driving driving on on the the freeway freeway and and you you re re watching watching them them pass pass from from the the sidewalk sidewalk To To keep keep careful careful tabs tabs on on the the time time without without an an alarm alarm grab grab a a mala mala string string of of beads beads and and use use it it to to count count the the breaths breaths and and stay stay focused focused Set Set reminders reminders for for NOW NOW We We move move so so so so fast fast with with so so so so many many appointments appointments and and meetings meetings and and responsibilities responsibilities Put Put a a daily daily reminder reminder in in your your calendar calendar to to help help you you stop stop and and notice notice NOW NOW Add Add a a beautiful beautiful photo photo a a theme theme song song or or just just a a little little quote quote to to your your reminder reminder so so that that when when it it pops pops up up you you know know it it s s your your reminder reminder to to savor savor the the exact exact place place you you are are in in at at that that moment moment Let Let go go Holding Holding on on to to anything anything really really anything anything means means you you aren aren t t present present and and wide wide open open Practice Practice letting letting go go in in small small ways ways like like journaling journaling on on the the things things you you d d like like to to leave leave behind behind you you and and imagining imagining them them being being locked locked in in those those pages pages once once you you close close the the book book Choose Choose zen zen Think Think Say Say Do Do Every Every action action is is first first a a thought thought Every Every thought thought has has an an intention intention Set Set a a clear clear and and positive positive intention intention to to find find zen zen in in your your everyday everyday life life Think Think it it say say it it and and do do it it In In a a perfect perfect world world there there would would be be fewer fewer external external issues issues that that demand demand our our attention attention and and shake shake our our sense sense of of calm calm But But chaos chaos makes makes life life interesting interesting and and developing developing a a zen zen ability ability to to weather weather the the storms storms is is a a valuable valuable life life affirming affirming practice practice Pat Pat Bailey Bailey Pat Pat Bailey Bailey Pat Pat Bailey Bailey Registered Registered Yoga Yoga Teacher Teacher Pat Pat Bailey Bailey E E RYT RYT is is a a 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