Author: clfuu

Prayer beads serve as reminders of prayer and help keep track of prayers.

What reminds you to center yourself throughout the day?

As a performing musician, it is important for me to block out all that is going on in a room so that my only thoughts are listening, seeing and hearing the music. It has taken me years to not register the sneeze, people talking, or a door opening. Centering for me is intense concentration.

How do you concentrate on important things before you? Take a moment to concentrate on your breath.

When centering myself I work to connect to the natural world around me using different senses as anchor points.

What is a place in the natural world that makes you feel connected?

When I feel off kilter, I use breathing to center myself. I take intentional breaths, slow breaths, deep breaths to regroup and recenter.

Take a few, slow, intentional breaths–as deep as your body will allow you to breathe comfortably. Notice how your body responds to those breaths. Make time for breathing today.

Having my experience centered feels like my community is actively acknowledging my potential.

What is your experience of being centered by others? What is your experience of being marginalized? How can you center others today?