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Inner Peace Is an Onion
Peel Back the Layers to Find the Mind-Body Connection By Jenn Director Knudsen
Want to achieve a mind-body connection? Just head to the spa, a salon, a yoga class or your favorite shady tree for a solid, uninterrupted hour of meditation.
Sound impossible to do any of those things in the midst of your chaotic life? Too expensive? Too tough to schedule?
Take heart. There are plenty of other, perhaps more practical ways to pursue and attain a mind-body connection: a place of physical and mental peace that allows you to focus, relax and return to life re-energized. In this article, busy mothers and professionals alike share what works for them and what very well could work for you.
Surprisingly, the mind-body connection might come about most easily while going through the otherwise mundane and habitual tasks you do all day, says Maya Talisman Frost, mother of four teenage girls and a professional mindfulness coach at Real-World Mindfulness Training. Don't make seeking inner peace another item on your long to-do list, Frost says.
Choose something you need to do, and you also like to do. It could be scrubbing the floors, doing dishes or preparing a nice meal.