Slowing Down

Daily Reflection
Students often ask me how to slow down. They are very busy and overwhelmed with the amount of tasks they have to get through each day. I generally suggest they try two things:

1. Set aside 5 minutes for your meditation practice first thing in the morning
2. Slow down your breathing

The reason to set aside a little time in the morning for meditation is because it will set the pace of your day. If you start your day from a place of feeling centered, it is easier to stay centered the entire day.

Slowing down your breathing periodically, throughout the day, can bring you back to this original feeling of meditation that you experience in the morning and slowing down your breathing will also slow your thoughts. It is often our thoughts that make us feel busy and overwhelmed.

In your journal today record how these two techniques worked for you. Were you more centered and focused? Did your day feel easier? Slower? More satisfying?


Swami K