SHIFT

Hello there, how are you? Hope today is going all right for you so far. Shall we settle into presence together? Let’s take long deep breath. And notice the sunlight shining through and onto you — and onto the space that you're in right now. Notice how the light falls around you — even if the light is not sunlight. And then, notice the shading. Relax into this moment. All your attention right here....

Take a long deep breath. — Feel presence. Be presence. — Feel your body relax. — One of the things I love about Shifts is that they bring us into a deeper intimacy with ourselves. That leads to a deeper intimacy with each other. When we can be honest, and personal, and of quiet mind and body with ourselves, we can observe more closely what's going on — and then we can do that same thing with the p...

Hello there, how are you? Let's take a long deep breath. — Come fully into this moment. — I’m going to step outside and listen for a moment. — Listen to the waves. — All our attention right here. — — Shifting your state of mind entails first shifting into presence — a shift of your mind fully into the present moment. So we begin our shifts by bringing 100% of our attention into wherever we are and...

Here's one of my favorite meditations. Let's begin by taking a deep breath in. — And out. — Come into the present moment — even more fully than you are now. Invite all your attention in. Feel your attention coming into your body. Feeling yourself aligned with the space you're sitting. Notice your body pressing against whatever you're pressing against — a seat, the ground, a bed. Notice. — Release...

Hey there, how are ya? I almost made it through the whole day without really taking a deep dive into presence. I was working on a Shift during my deep dive this morning. Sometimes when I tinker, I'm not taking my own deep dive as much as usually benefits me. So if you missed yours for the day so far too, join me in a deep dive now. Let’s take all of our attention and come into the present moment....

Let’s take a long deep breath. — Try to stay present. All your attention right here. — Not getting distracted. If you do get distracted anytime, just bring your attention back to listening to life. Listen to life for a little while. — — What’s the next step in my life? It’s such a persistent question with we humans, isn't it? We're always asking, What's next? What's next? One thing that helps with...

Let's take long deep breath. — Your life is your muse. That's the sentence that's been riding on my shoulder all day. Your life is your muse. How is that true for you? It's true for all of us. Life gives you exactly what you need to take the next step along your journey. Your life is your muse. What is your muse inspiring in you today? I really love that idea. I think I love it because anytime thi...

Hey there. How are you? Can you hear the beach waves crashing? Come on inside the hut. And let's start with a small shift. Let's set an intention to shift into a more ideal state of mind over the next few minutes. — You set the intention? Okay, good. — And take a long deep breath. — And another. Take your time. — Okay . Here's a Shift out of feeling held back. To feel at peace and in harmony, as t...

Hello, Let’s take a long deep breath and shift our state of mind. — Remember, setting an intention to shift your state of mind is a huge part of bringing yourself into a preferred state of consciousness. We tend to only set that intention after we recognize that we want to shift our state of mind. That’s why building a habit of shifting regularly at a certain time every day, and also being intenti...

Hi there, Let’s take a long, deep breath. — Why does meditation give me stress? I hear that question frequently. It's a helpful one to understand if you're interested in making changes to your inner experience. The basic answer is that most of us cope with our stress by distracting ourselves — by moving our mind and body to something different from the experience of stress that can arise into our...

"You learn how to suffer. If you know how to suffer, you suffer much, much less. And then you know how to make good use of suffering to create joy and happiness." — Thich Nhat Hanh Today, let’s take a deep breath. — Sometimes when you sink deeply into presence you see things, and questions arise from those things, and answers arise from those questions. Being able to listen to yourself, to your ow...

Let's take a long deep breath in, and out. — Little mini-shift into presence. And talk about mental fitness — mental training for performance. First of all, this is such an interesting topic. Syncing your mind with your task — whether that's in sports performance, or work, or daily life — is the most desirable situation for us. To be fully present with what you're doing at each moment along your j...

Take a long deep breath. — Another. — Breathe life and remember... The problem is usually just the feeling that you want something to be different than it is right now. When that problem is eradicated, you are living in peace — at least for those moments post-eradication. You're in presence then. You're not being pulled into thoughts of something else. You're here — with all your attention. You’re...

Prologue — This Shift is fairly simple. In fact, most effective emotion management strategies are fairly simple. When you are caught in an emotional tornado it’s usually hard to remember (or implement) any strategy — never mind a complicated one. So, shifting is about noticing your inner world state in real time. And then bringing enough presence to your inner world that you can experience your cu...

Prologue — Hello, hello. Hope you are doing great and enjoying some down time. I enjoyed recording this Shift a lot :) But fair warning, the audio is a bit choppy at moments because I was driving. So you may want to read along if you’re listening. Enjoy… Shift Into Your Wife’s Next Step. That title is just too good. It was a typo originally. When I saw it, I thought — this email is going to be ope...

OnePerfect Shift into inner peace. Let's start with a long deep breath together. — And another. — Take your time. — Bring 100% of your attention fully into this moment. Bring it into the space we're sharing — this stretch of time we're sharing. All your attention right here. — Release any concerns. And breathe. — Trust life. Trust silence. — It turns out that being at peace is something we're ALL...

You need to be as at peace as possible to be your work — to do your life's work. Take a deep breath. Release all inner conflict. Just let it go. — Relax your shoulders. — Allow your arms to fall toward the ground. — Close your eyes if you want. — Breathe with me deeply — for a few seconds. — — — Set an intention to drop deeply into presence over the next three minutes. — — Feel that intention anch...

Prologue This is an incredibly loaded topic and can provoke very strong emotions. Especially after a difficult year(s) for so many of us, offering public opinions or suggestions on this topic can be fraught. But it’s worthwhile, I believe. Please know that I don’t intend to represent any idea as categorically accurate for every individual, situation, ‘addiction’ or moment. In fact, some of what I’...

Hi there, let's take a long deep breath. And come fully into this moment — into presence — by intentionally focusing 100% of your attention into what you’re reading or listening to at this moment. — Nice. I came across a young man last night — in his 20s. He was telling me that he had just had a breakup with his girlfriend of six years. He was two weeks out of the breakup and is now trying to get...

This is a Shift for when you’re having a tough time — and to share with someone who may be struggling today. Hello hello, I'm so glad you stopped by.  Come listen to the sounds of the beach in the background, and shift your state of mind with me anytime. OnePerfect Shift out of feeling horrible.  So you’re feeling horrible, huh? That sucks.  You may find what I'm going to share with you to be help...

A Shift is a digital experience that navigates you into an intentional state of mind. Hello again, I love sharing Shifts with you, and that so many people have been enjoying them. You’re always welcome to shift your mind and body with me. Thank you for being here! In over twenty years in psychology, intentionally shifting into the mind state that you want to be in is the most beautiful and useful...

Hello there, Albert Einstein showed us that the mass of objects bends the trajectory of light. Now, you can try to wrap your mind around what that means. But if you do, you may well miss what Einstein really told us when he gave light to unseen laws of nature. Take a long, deep breath. Allow your shoulders and neck to relax. Your arms to fall toward the ground. What Albert really told us, is that...

Shift into confidence. I’m recording in a busy park today. Bear with the background sounds ( if you’re listening to the audio ). It will be worth it. This truly is so simple and straightforward. First of all, a lot of lack of confidence comes from some form of doubt about yourself. You think that you're kind of being a fraud somehow. But that's just this feeling that people get because we can't po...

OnePerfect Shift out of overthinking. Hello. How are you?   Can't stop ruminating on the same thing (or person) over, and over, and over, and over, and over, huh? Sorry. I couldn't resist.  Actually, humor is a good way to interrupt anything. “Overthinking” is included in anything.  You know, it's usually something not too funny, is what's hijacking our attention though, right? So, accept my apolo...

Subscribe to receive a new Shift each week. Hey there. How are you? Not feeling so great, I guess, if you’re checking in on this post. Or maybe you just enjoy the shifting, no matter what we're shifting from, because we always end up in a better place than when we started. But today is OnePerfect Shift out of being scared or anxious. So we'll focus on that.  Let's start with a small shift. Just by...