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Those people in the yoga advertisements looking perfectly zen sitting in lotus position next to a lotus flower? Good for them, but that’s not your life, is it? You have a cell phone, you have kids, you have noise in your life. But you also (we swear) have time to meditate. Join us for a weekly meditation you can incorporate into your life, anytime, anywhere.
Today is the day. You have your suit pressed, your notes prepared and your resume in top form.
Yet your palms are sweating and your heart is racing. It feels like the worst kind of first date.
Take a deep breath.
Take another one. Especially before you step in to show the panel the best version of yourself, you need to find your calm.
This way, even if you don’t get hired, at least you can be certain that you did your best as your most authentic self.
To get grounded before you set foot into the building, take a seat or lie down.
Start by focusing on your feet. Say to yourself: “I relax my feet. I relax my feet. My feet are relaxed.”
Take a deep breath.
Move up to your ankles. Say the same sentence with the word “ankles” in the place of “feet.”
Systematically move your way up the entire body: shins, knees, thighs, buttocks, pelvis, belly, chest, back body, shoulders, arms, hands, neck, head, face. Be slow and selective, taking at least five minutes.
When you are finished, you will most certainly be less in your head and more in your body.
Take your confident, capable self out the door to a world of new possibility.
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Courtney Sunday is a writer, yoga teacher, Pilates instructor, spinning instructor and Thai massage practitioner. She teaches corporations in Toronto the fine art of breathing deeply, and travels too much for her own good. She likes to cook meals from scratch using ingredients from her garden, and would mill her own flour and make her own butter if she had more hours in the day. Find out more about her at www.courtneysunday.com.
