by Gayle | May 20, 2014 | 5-Minute Try It
PURPOSE: To recognize the important of our feet for sustained mobility and balance. With practice, we strengthen our capacity to connect powerfully with the earth and feel supported. PREPARATION: For practice, you will need: a chair, comfortable clothing, bare feet....
by Gayle | Apr 28, 2014 | 5-Minute Try It
Still five minutes but a new format… PURPOSE: To practice the art of rest (somewhere other than bed) which opens the gateway to renewal. Spring has arrived. Are you feeling renewed? If not, try resting, really resting, to renewal. PREPARATION: For practice, you...
by Gayle | Mar 17, 2014 | 5-Minute Try It
Minute one: Recognize your magnificence and blessing on this earth. Recognize the magnificence of others. Minute two: Bring to mind a tree – any type. Root your feet and body. Feel your spine, strength and the ground. Minute three: Be a Master Martial Artist;...
by Gayle | Feb 18, 2014 | 5-Minute Try It
Minute one: Hear. Listen openly to the sounds, voices, words in your present space. Minute two: Review. Review the sounds you heard. What were the sounds? How do you relate to them? Minute three: Understand. Your cognition digests the sounds and gives sound...
by Gayle | Jan 21, 2014 | 5-Minute Try It
Minute one: Set an intention to respond authentically, spontaneously, nakedly – closing the gap between inspiration and action. Minute two: Sense your body – kinesthetically – follow the impulse to move – either your entire body or a body part...
by Gayle | Dec 16, 2013 | 5-Minute Try It
Minute one: Relax in a setting that inspires you (nature, before a fire, on a meditation cushion…) Minute two: Connect to the person to whom you want to give. It can definitely be yourself. Visualize yourself or him or her in a brilliant clear scene. Minute...