Focus

Have you ever noticed how often we can get caught up in disempowering thoughts and feelings? And have you also noticed a tendency to get distracted from our goals and our priorities?

This tool will help to hone your ability to focus on what is important in your life, rather than getting entangled in outside influences and distractions.

For practice:

First, get yourself grounded, in your own space within your protection roses, and in the center of your head.

Relax and breathe in a circular fashion (in through your nose and out through your mouth). Focus solely on each cycle of the breath, observing as you inhale and exhale for approximately 10-15 breaths until you feel calm and centered.

Now allow your awareness to expand to include something you choose to focus on (for example: a point across the room, your nose, your car, your big toe, etc.) without moving any part of yourself to that object. You want to intentionally practice maintaining your presence and focus while "not going to" an outside object.

If you are able to stay in the center of your head with no eye movement, while being aware of that outside object, you are holding your focus.

If you notice eye movement, just get back in the center of your head, and practice it again.
Note: Once you have gained mastery at this level, please refer to the exercise listed after "Benefits" to increase your ability even further.

Benefits of practicing "focus" are:

1. It increases your ability to maintain your focus in the world instead of getting caught up in outside influences and distractions that can pull you off task or off purpose.
2. It allows us to remain present, without moving to future or past considerations.
3. You will become more skilled in being able to maintain your center and calm when others' feelings or outside circumstances seem out of control.
4. It increases your ability to neutrally observe as your mind offers thoughts and feelings for your consideration, thus giving the opportunity to choose which thoughts and feelings to engage in, and gives time and options for how to best respond.

In summary, the focus tool increases our awareness and presence, allowing us to avoid getting caught up in the noise around us so we can choose our responses, our creations, our path, our feelings, and supportive thoughts.

Advanced Focus Exercise:
To further your mastery of being able to maintain your focus on what is most important to you in life, rather than letting anyone or any cirumcstance pull you off center:

From the center of your head, allow yourself to be aware of your heart's wisdom.

Notice and appreciate your grounding cord, protection roses, the bubble around your energetic space, and yourself!

Allow yourself to feel happy, centered and certain.

Focus solely on you and your breath, while observing your thoughts and feelings.

Rather than allowing yourself to get entangled in distracting or negative thoughts, outside events, feelings, or upsets, choose to maintain your own point of observation and your natural happy state.

Notice if there is any movement (e.g. starting to "go to" a thought, a reaction, a defense, resistance, etc.). If you notice any movement, simply pull yourself back into your space and into the center of your head again.

Take a breath and once again appreciate yourself.

This is a practice is staying centered, certain, and senior, despite what is happening around us.