Setting aside time each day to literally do nothing is a fundamental practice to cultivating awareness. In order to coach ourselves to more fully understand our own thoughts and emotions, we need some quiet. We need to create space in our lives to calmly reflect. Busyness and distractions don’t allow for the deeper reflection sometimes needed to work on our beliefs, attachments and typical reactions.

The key is to practice it before we need it. Not when we’re already in crisis mode. That’s why I wanted to share with you some ideas and steps I’ve learned about how we can cultivate awareness by doing nothing. This practice is the one that really helps all of the other self-coaching tools designed to guide change.

“So the entire basis of being able to be coached, and coach oneself – and change one’s thoughts… navigate our emotions… create that space between when things happen and how we respond – is based on cultivating awareness, on having awareness of what’s going on in our mind, in our brain.”  – Dr. Sara Dill

What You’ll Learn

• Value of doing nothing
• Practicing equanimity
• 3 Steps to do nothing
• Time, location, dedication
• Movement or none
• Disengage and gently label

Contact Info and Recommended ResourcesBook:

Buddha's Brain: the practical neuroscience of happiness, love and wisdom by Rick Hansen, Ph.D.

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