Act. Don't React.
Only in giving ourselves time, space, and breath can we slow down enough to regain control of ourselves and act. We are the masters of our own lives.
Master yourself to master the world.
Enable your own creation by giving yourself space, grace, and eternal breath. Master slowness to create time. You are your own sensei.
Breathe first, act second.
As with others, we can only help ourselves with patience and kindness. By feeling radical empathy for ourselves, we gain clarity in action that meets our needs and the needs of others.
Slow down to remain in control.
Stoic self-mastery stills our spirit, allowing us to find our breathe, escape the fight or flight response and refuel our brains with oxygen in a way that lights the path forward with clarity and conviction. We can remain in control even if circumstances outside our control continue to exist.
You Are Your Sensei!
Practice Makes Perfect
Stoic self-mastery takes time, practice, and grace. Start today and begin catching yourself when you’re going too fast.
Check in With Your Breath
Squeeze your abdominals, tuck your pelvis, place your tongue on your upper palette, and breathe deeply into your chest, expanding your breastbone all the way into your throat and head. The more often you do this the more mastery over breath you’ll achieve.
Pay Attention To Your Heart
If your animals are alert, you’re either under attack or forgetting to breathe. If you don’t have animals, notice your heartbeat. If you’ve taken enough potassium and your heart is still racing, remember to breathe.
Triggers Are Teaching Moments
Once you master breath over fight or flight response, you’ll create time and space to create a situation that suits your liking. Express your needs with empathy and directness.