Questions about the Empowerment Series?

If you are looking to build strong habits it will help the mind enormously if you did your practices at a regular time, but allow yourself to have some flexibility too.

We personally do them when we first wake up, throughout the day as a top up and in the evening before sleeping. You will soon find which ones work best for you at different times of the day so you can establish a healthy routine.

The idea really is to make this part of your daily life, so try different things to see what works best for you. You will start to see it in your personal growth.

Just a chair and a few minutes to yourself will work wonders. These practices are really designed so you can integrate them into your daily life, especially if you have a busy schedule.

To create a routine, you need to feel motivated to do so and to have motivation you need a reason – your why. Once you have your why, you will find that this will help drive you to do your practices regularly. Motivation is an interesting thing, the more you practise, the more motivated you become. The less you practise, the less motivated you become. Taking small, consistent steps can make a big difference when it comes to taking those bold empowered actions that move you closer to your goals. But it all starts with knowing your 'why', followed by taking one small step at a time.

From time to time you will come across this challenge, usually when you have a lot on your plate and you feel that something has to give. When this happens the important thing to remember is that if you are spending a lot of your energy mentally, emotionally and physically, you can use Empowerment practices as a way to refuel and recharge so you can be at your best, especially because you are busy juggling a lot of things.

It doesn’t take long before we can experience for ourselves the actual benefits of doing Empowerment practices. This is when we make it part of our daily routine much like brushing our teeth. Remember, a little bit regularly is better than big chunks irregularly.

Traditionally meditation and mindfulness were used by those who were mainly seeking self-mastery through various spiritual traditions. As a result, it was largely seen as a religious or spiritual based practice, though both practices were used to train the mind and balance our emotional nature which has a way of destabilising us when we are faced with challenges.

In more modern times, where once these techniques would have been associated with ‘new age’, ‘woo-woo’ or ‘tree hugger’ folk, thanks to our scientific community, people from all walks of life now know about the real benefits of meditation, mindfulness and breathing techniques.

Everyone can benefit from a deeper connection within to better their mental and emotional wellbeing. This is exactly why they make up an important part of the Empowerment Series.

Sometimes if your mind and body have not adjusted to such practices you will zone out as you begin to get comfortable and relaxed, only to return to your conscious state as your practice is finishing. If you experience this, take some time to do the breathing exercises in foundations to build your state of relaxed awareness.

There will be times if you’re tired or drained, that upon relaxing you may fall asleep. This is different to zoning off and should be welcomed as it just means you need some well-deserved rest.

In the beginning it does help to practise without distractions, however sometimes that is just not possible.

If that is the case for you, here are some ways to create your space:

1. Use headphones that will help you to tune out from outside noises. Noise cancelling headphones are often best if you want to shut out external noises.
2. If you are an early riser, try doing your Empowerment practices early before outside distractions kick in. You’ll find the only distractions early in the morning are usually the birds!
3. Do your practices later in the evening when things settle down.

Our long-term goal is to be able to tap into our ‘calm state’ even with loud noises around us. Kids screaming or just general distractions that can cause us to feel frustrated or disheartened are ones that we can balance with if we put in the right amount of practice.