I’m noticing a very strong energy moving through people (and have been working to navigate it with myself as well) that has the feeling of heavy fog to it.  It’s seeming to coincide with the solar eclipse that just happened, and the upcoming combination of Lunar Eclipse and Full Moon this Saturday.  This fog-like energy is making people feel ungrounded, forgetful, misplace things, have minor accidents, and feel spacy, out-of-it, a little "edgy",  and “not-like-myself”. 

I’m also hearing from people that it’s bringing up some old patterns and behaviors they thought they’d moved on from.

So this seems like a powerful time to do some deep cleaning.  Even physical cleaning on your space, your office, home, wherever you’re spending time and wanting to thrive and expand.  When you take action to clean things up and begin to CREATE....you can out-create the Fog. 

One of the best tools to shift gears and clear the decks is to work with the breath.  It's inexpensive, goes wherever you do, and it works! 

Right now, give yourself 120 seconds to have a nice shift in how you're feeling.

• Plant your feet flat on the floor
• Elongate your spine a bit more (gently...this isn't a competition, ha ha!)
• Breath in through your nose to the count of 10.
• Hold your breath to the count of 4
• Breath out to the count of 10
• Hold your breath to the count of 4
• Do this 10 times
• Now check in and see how you feel...want a DEEP shift?  Do this for 10 min or more.

The breath is one of the quickest ways to shift your brain state from a hard-core linear thinking state to a wide-view, easeful, and PRODUCTIVE creative state.

Try it and post your comments about your experience.

And if you're ready to really clear the decks and get into a powerful shift....here in LA this Sunday, September 17 from 7:30-9:30pm at Liberation Yoga on La Brea btw 1st and 2nd, I'll be leading a BreathWorks workshop using a much more active breath click here for more on that work.

Ready to rejuvenate on every level?  Spend time with open-hearted people and practices in paradise?  Come to Haramara, Mexico with us this October...walking distance from a major surfing town (Suyalita, Mexico).

There's an arching Juniper tree outside the window of the room where I'm staying here in the Sandia Mountains of New Mexico.  The Sun is puctuating the power of light as pierces through the gradual crescendo of cloud cover so common to this part of the day.  Within the hour a short monsoon rain will wash over the high desert in curtains of water.  Everything opens to receive this coveted moisture, and in that opening fragrances that push past the intellect and make a beeline for the heart pulse through the air.

Connecting with this cycle quiets any plotting and planning in my mind, reveals the stillness I know I am.  I'm grounded and clear.  It's that simple.  Noticing, breathing into the noticing, letting the body soften.  Clarity.

This phenomenon is simple, and totally available for free nearly everywhere.  Watching, connecting with Nature.  Even in a house plant. 

Letting simpicity in. 

Letting go of the surprisingly addictive pull of overwhelm in favor of stillness. 

Enjoy!

Love,
Scott
Trustthebreath.com