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Becoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - March 29, 2021Breathing through transition and change.2021-04-0129 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentForest Fridays - March 26thStepping purposefully and exploring perspectives.2021-03-2629 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - March 25, 2021A gentle flow.2021-03-2530 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - March 24, 2021Being so gentle with ourselves as we heal and release.2021-03-2433 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentSelf Trust Tuesday - March 23, 2021Exploring "no".2021-03-2359 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - March 20, 2021Planting our roots and feeling the nourishing support of Mother Earth.2021-03-2329 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - March 19, 2021Seeds of change - celebrating the Spring Equinox.2021-03-2326 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - March 18, 2021A river of love.2021-03-1828 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice, March 17 2021Settling down.2021-03-1830 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - March 16, 2021Freeing our voices.2021-03-1731 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - March 15, 2021From getting ahead of myself to feeling satisfied in the moment.2021-03-1530 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - March 12, 2021Strengthening our ability to return to the present moment.2021-03-1229 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - March 11, 2021Unwinding - it's good to practice.2021-03-1228 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - March 10, 2021Choosing how we move through life.2021-03-1031 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - March 9, 2021Love is for-giving part 2 - Thanking the parts of us that shut down in the past to keep us safe, and welcoming them to open back up.2021-03-1030 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - March 8, 2021In tune with ourselves.2021-03-0930 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - March 5, 2021Flowing with our own rhythms.2021-03-0530 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - March 4, 2021Love is for-giving.2021-03-0432 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - March 3, 2021Being told to calm down by stressed out people doesn't usually help.2021-03-0431 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - March 1 2021Nourishing our inner eco-systems.2021-03-0427 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - February 26, 2021Practicing being present.2021-02-2727 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - February 25, 2021Whether you believe it or not, you belong, your are loved, and your life is precious.2021-02-2630 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - February 24, 2021Cultivating gentleness.2021-02-2532 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - February 23, 2021Feeling the well of love inside.2021-02-2329 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - February 22, 2021Loving perspectives.2021-02-2231 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - February 19, 2021Deepening awareness.2021-02-1928 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - February 18, 2021Reconnecting our internal GPS.2021-02-1932 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - February 17, 2021Quieting down so we can hear ourselves.2021-02-1731 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - February 16, 2021What if we could feel more at home in ourselves?2021-02-1631 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - February 15, 2021Appreciating our relatives.2021-02-1632 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - February 11, 2021I invite you to open up to feeling just how precious your life truly is.2021-02-1132 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - February 9, 2021Exploring mindfulness. 2021-02-0933 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - February 8, 2021What if love really is the answer?2021-02-0831 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - February 5, 2021What if you could listen to, and follow the quiet voice inside that knows what you truly need to shine?2021-02-0530 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - February 4, 2021Settling in to being ourselves.2021-02-0433 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - February 3, 2021Letting go on the exhale and trusting that the next inhale will arrive.2021-02-0330 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - February 2, 2021Breathing awareness to impatience and restlessness.2021-02-0231 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - February 1, 2021What if your breath was an anchor that can bring you back into the moment?2021-02-0132 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - January 25, 2021Finding the inner spaces that feel tight, separate or alone and inviting them to receive love.2021-01-2531 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - January 22, 2021Receiving the nourishment we need to thrive.2021-01-2228 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - January 21, 2021What if our paths all brought us to this moment to breathe and to radiate love?2021-01-2132 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - January 20, 2021Noticing the stories we tell ourselves.2021-01-2030 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - January 19, 2021Honouring the rhythms of our lives.2021-01-1930 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - January 18, 2021Synchronicity and kinder stories.2021-01-1934 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - January 15, 2021We all feel deflated from time to time. 2021-01-1537 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - January 14, 2021Settling in the silence.2021-01-1432 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - January 13, 2021From autopilot to purposeful via awareness and choice.2021-01-1332 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - January 12, 2021Filling our cups so we can share.2021-01-1329 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - January 11, 2021Allowing stuck energy to be transformed.2021-01-1133 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - January 8, 2021Offering love and gentleness to our shared fears and pain.2021-01-0833 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - January 7, 2021We are all drops in an ocean of love.2021-01-0730 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - January 6, 2021Can you let go of control? Even just a teensy bit? 2021-01-0731 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - January 5, 2021Offering love and gentleness to our past selves.2021-01-0732 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - January 4, 2021What if a gentle, easy, exhale is a way to receive love and support, and at the same time share it out into the world?2021-01-0632 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentHeart Warming - a Christmas Eve meditationOffering peace and love to ourselves and each other.2020-12-2545 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - December 18, 2020You are invited to breathe, relax, and settle down.  Reminder: You are invited to practice with us live via Zoom Monday-Friday at 9:30am EST. Visit www.chantalgarneau.com/daily-practice to receive daily email reminders.2020-12-1831 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - December 17, 2020If you're feeling alone or overwhelmed listen to this episode. Reminder: You are invited to practice with us live via Zoom Monday-Friday at 9:30am EST. Visit www.chantalgarneau.com/daily-practice to receive daily email reminders.2020-12-1831 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - December 16, 2020Every single breath is an opportunity to remember that you are part of a large interconnected web of life. And that each breath is a gift of life. Mmm... Reminder: You are invited to practice with us live via Zoom Monday-Friday at 9:30am EST. Visit www.chantalgarneau.com/daily-practice to receive daily email reminders.2020-12-1628 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - December 15, 2020When you offer yourself love and compassion you open a doorway for others as well.  Reminder: You are invited to practice with us live via Zoom Monday-Friday at 9:30am EST. Visit www.chantalgarneau.com/daily-practice to receive daily email reminders.2020-12-1525 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - December 14, 2020Settle down and breathe. You belong here. And we need you. Reminder: You are invited to practice with us live via Zoom Monday-Friday at 9:30am EST. Visit www.chantalgarneau.com/daily-practice to receive daily email reminders.2020-12-1429 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - December 11, 2020Each inhale is a gift of life from our greater eco-system. Breathe it in and remember that you belong. Reminder: You are invited to practice with us live via Zoom Monday-Friday at 9:30am EST. Visit www.chantalgarneau.com/daily-practice to receive daily email reminders.2020-12-1131 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - December 10, 2020The more you love and care for yourself, the better we all are. Thank you! Reminder: You are invited to practice with us live via Zoom Monday-Friday at 9:30am EST. Visit www.chantalgarneau.com/daily-practice to receive daily email reminders.2020-12-1027 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - December 9, 2020Allow your breath to gently guide you back to yourself. Reminder: You are invited to practice with us live via Zoom Monday-Friday at 9:30am EST. Visit www.chantalgarneau.com/daily-practice to receive daily email reminders.2020-12-0931 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - December 7, 2020Practice noticing when your mind drifts away and gently invite it back to the moment. Reminder: You are invited to practice with us live via Zoom Monday-Friday at 9:30am EST. Visit www.chantalgarneau.com/daily-practice to receive daily email reminders.2020-12-0730 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - December 2, 2020Invite your mind to follow the journey of your breath as it travels through you. Our mind loves to have an important job :) Reminder: You are invited to practice with us live via Zoom Monday-Friday at 9:30am EST. Visit www.chantalgarneau.com/daily-practice to receive daily email reminders.2020-12-0232 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - December 1, 2020Find 2 or 3 times today to be aware of your breath and to practice breathing on purpose.  Pause a few times throughout the day and take 3 breaths to reset.  Reminder: You are invited to practice with us live via Zoom Monday-Friday at 9:30am EST. Visit www.chantalgarneau.com/daily-practice to receive daily email reminders.2020-12-0130 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - November 30, 2020Can you find a few times today to be aware of your breath and to practice breathing on purpose? Even pausing a few times and taking 3 breaths will reset you. Give it a try!   Reminder: You are invited to practice with us live via Zoom Monday-Friday at 9:30am EST. Visit www.chantalgarneau.com/daily-practice to receive daily email reminders.2020-11-3030 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - November 27, 2020You are invited to wonder how you would feel if you felt 1% or a teensy bit more loved and supported. Don't try to answer with your mind. Simply wonder and feel. Reminder: You are invited to practice with us live via Zoom Monday-Friday at 9:30am EST. Visit www.chantalgarneau.com/daily-practice to receive daily email reminders.2020-11-2732 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - November 26, 2020You are invited to become aware of the web of life and all the layers of it that you belong to and imagine it like a hammock and settle into it. Rest, settle, be held. Notice how you feel.  Reminder: You are invited to practice with us live via Zoom Monday-Friday at 9:30am EST. Visit www.chantalgarneau.com/daily-practice to receive daily email reminders.2020-11-2631 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - November 25, 2020While you are out in the world today consider that the plants, trees, birds, and insects are your friends, and they love you. Reminder: You are invited to practice with us live via Zoom Monday-Friday at 9:30am EST. Visit www.chantalgarneau.com/daily-practice to receive daily email reminders.2020-11-2632 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - November 24, 2020Please note that this session ended a bit abruptly as my son needed my attention. With this in mind, you are invited to wonder if interruptions, surprises, and unexpected situations could be a little less overwhelming? What if you were a little more gentle with yourself and others when things don't flow as planned? How would that feel? Reminder: You are invited to practice with us live via Zoom Monday-Friday at 9:30am EST. Visit www.chantalgarneau.com/daily-practice to receive daily email reminders.2020-11-2425 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - November 23, 2020As you move through your day today, try to notice moments when you feel tight, stuck or overwhelmed. In those moments observe your breath. Turn your awareness to it and feel how it's flowing, become aware of your body and your thoughts. Remember you are part of the web of life and can invite connection with your breath. If you like, choose to inhale long, slow, nourishing breaths - in through your nose and the let go and allow as you exhale with a gently sigh through a soft and relaxed mouth. Repeat as necessary :) Reminder: You...2020-11-2333 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - November 17, 2020As you move through your day today, notice your breath. Turn your awareness to it any time you feel anxious, overwhelmed, tight, or hurt. Notice the flow of your breath and choose to inhale long, slow, nourishing breaths. Reminder: You are invited to practice with us live via Zoom Monday-Friday at 9:30am EST. Visit www.chantalgarneau.com/daily-practice to receive daily email reminders.2020-11-1732 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - November 16, 2020You are invited to find two or three times today to pause, observe your breath, and choose long, deep, connected breaths. Reminder: You are invited to practice with us live via Zoom Monday-Friday at 9:30am EST. Visit www.chantalgarneau.com/daily-practice to receive daily email reminders.2020-11-1730 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - November 12, 2020You are invited to find two or three times today to pause, observe your breath, and choose long, deep, connected breaths. Reminder: You are invited to practice with us live via Zoom Monday-Friday at 9:30am EST. Visit www.chantalgarneau.com/daily-practice to receive daily email reminders.2020-11-1230 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - November 11, 2020Today you are invited to share love and gentleness to our collective pain.  Breathe in long deep nourishing breaths while remembering - bringing into awareness - all the people, animals, land, and living systems that are affected either directly or indirectly through war and violence. As you exhale share that love and gentleness out into the world with the intention of easing some of that collective pain. Also, continue to schedule 2-3 times today to pause, observe your breath, and choose long, deep, connected breaths. Reminder: You are invited to practice with...2020-11-1130 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - November 10, 2020Today you are invited to listen to your inner wisdom. Start with finding your centre then ask your body a question or think about something and notice how your body reacts. Does it open, close, remain neutral? What if this is how your body communicates what is good for you? Listen. Observe. And take action that matches your feelings. Notice how it feels as you do. Also, continue to schedule 2-3 times today to pause, observe your breath, and choose long, deep, connected breaths. Reminder: You are invited to practice with us live via Zoom...2020-11-1031 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - November 9, 2020Today you are invited to find some time to practice offering yourself love and gentleness. Whether it's 2 min or 45 min or somewhere in between, listen to your body and follow it's cues.  Also, continue to schedule 2-3 times today to pause, observe your breath, and choose long, deep, connected breaths. Reminder: You are invited to practice with us live via Zoom Monday-Friday at 9:30am EST. Visit www.chantalgarneau.com/daily-practice to receive daily email reminders.2020-11-0931 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - November 6, 2020This weekend you are invited to wonder. As you inhale you could wonder "what if I felt 2% more relaxed right now? how would I feel? and on your exhale simply notice and observe how you feel. Other questions could be "what if I was a teensy bit more patient?", "what if I felt a little more nourished?" Remember you don't have to "answer" the questions. Simply observe how your body feels. Also, continue to schedule 2-3 times today to pause, observe your breath, and choose long, deep, connected breaths. Reminder: You are invited to practice...2020-11-0632 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - November 5, 2020Today your invitation is to find or schedule 2-3 times throughout the day to pause, observe your breath, and choose long, deep, connected breaths. If you're already doing this 2-3 times a day, then increase it to 4 or 5 or even once an hour. The more often the better :) Reminder: You are invited to practice with us live via Zoom Monday-Friday at 9:30am EST. Visit www.chantalgarneau.com/daily-practice to receive daily email reminders.2020-11-0531 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - November 4, 2020Today your invitation is to: Find 2-3 times today to pause, observe your breath, and choose long, deep, connected breaths. Reminder: You are invited to practice with us live via Zoom Monday-Friday at 9:30am EST. Visit www.chantalgarneau.com/daily-practice to receive daily email reminders.2020-11-0433 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - November 3, 2020Today your invitation is to: 1. Become aware of your inhale and exhale and in particular the moment your inhale turns into the exhale. If the inhale represents receiving nourishment and the exhale represents sharing with the world what clues does the flow of your breath offer you about your relationship with receiving and sharing? 2. Schedule 2-3 times today to pause, observe your breath, and choose long, deep, connected breaths. Reminder: You are invited to practice with us live via Zoom Monday-Friday at 9:30am EST. Visit www.chantalgarneau.com/daily-practice to receive daily email...2020-11-0332 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - November 2, 2020Today your invitation is to: 1. Notice your physical connection with the Earth and imagine the flow of life pulsing and traveling within the Earth beneath you. As you inhale imagine that flow of life entering your body through your feet, legs, tail bone and breathe it up and through your body. As you exhale feel your out breath sharing that flow of life back into the world. 2. Schedule 2-3 times today to pause, observe your breath, and choose long, deep, connected breaths. Reminder: You are invited to practice with us live via...2020-11-0233 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - October 30, 2020cToday your invitation is to: 1. Consider your ancestors and how their choices and life path have made it possible for you to be here. Breathe in a sense of gratitude and on your exhale share that with them. 2. Schedule 2-3 times today to pause, observe your breath, and choose long, deep, connected breaths. Reminder: You are invited to practice with us live via Zoom Monday-Friday at 9:30am EST. Visit www.chantalgarneau.com/daily-practice to receive daily email reminders. Episode2020-10-3130 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - October 29, 2020Today your invitation is to: 1. Float your awareness back to a time when you felt overwhelmed, disconnected, or alone and breathe the flow of connection to yourself at that time. Remember that the inhale is an invitation to receive nourishment, vitality, support and on the exhale we allow and let go of expectation.  2. Schedule 2-3 times today to pause, observe your breath, and choose long, deep, connected breaths. Reminder: You are invited to practice with us live via Zoom Monday-Friday at 9:30am EST. Visit www.chantalgarneau.com/daily-practice to receive daily email...2020-10-2934 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - October 28, 2020Today your invitation is to: 1. Notice how it feels to bring conscious choice and gratitude to what you are doing in the moment. For instance if you are washing dishes acknowledge to yourself, "in this moment I am choosing to wash dishes", and you may want to add in why you are choosing to do so. Consider using the words get or got to rather than have or had to. "In this moment I am choosing to wash the dishes because I got to eat my lunch on them and now I get to clean them so...2020-10-2834 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - October 27, 2020Today your invitation is to: 1. Remember that you belong and contribute to a vast system of life and that within you is a vast system of life. As you breathe in long deep breaths feel vitality and love flowing into you, nourishing, connecting, and activating your cells and pathways. As you exhale feel that flow of life moving back into the larger system. Smile. 2. Schedule 2-3 times today to pause, observe your breath, and choose long, deep, connected breaths. Reminder: You are invited to practice with us live via Zoom Monday-Friday at 9:30am...2020-10-2734 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - October 26, 2020Today your invitation is to: 1. Notice where you're holding tight - like a closed fist - and invite your body to open - even just a teensy bit. What does it feel like to let go, a tiny bit, even just for one breath? Explore and experiment. 2. Schedule 2-3 times today to pause, observe your breath, and choose long, deep, connected breaths. Reminder: You are invited to practice with us live via Zoom Monday-Friday at 9:30am EST. Visit www.chantalgarneau.com/daily-practice to receive daily email reminders.2020-10-2631 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - October 23, 2020This weekend you are invited to schedule 2-3 times a day to pause, observe your breath, and choose long, deep, connected breaths. Reminder: You are invited to practice with us live via Zoom Monday-Friday at 9:30am EST. Visit www.chantalgarneau.com/daily-practice to receive daily email reminders.2020-10-2431 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - October 21, 2020Today your invitation is to: 1. Explore what it feels like to have enough. What does it feel like to be fully nourished? to feel satisfied? peaceful? Imagine you did feel that way, breathe it in, and expand the feeling through your body.  2. Schedule 2-3 times today to pause, observe your breath, and choose long, deep, connected breaths. Reminder: You are invited to practice with us live via Zoom Monday-Friday at 9:30am EST. Visit www.chantalgarneau.com/daily-practice to receive daily email reminders.2020-10-2132 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - October 20, 2020Your challenge/mission for today is: 1. To notice your jaw and mouth. Are you clenching? Breathe and invite your jaw and mouth to relax, even invite your tongue to relax. Observe how you feel afterwards. 2. Schedule 2-3 times today to pause, observe your breath, and choose long, deep, connected breaths. Reminder: You are invited to practice with us live via Zoom Monday-Friday at 9:30am EST. Visit www.chantalgarneau.com/daily-practice to receive daily email reminders.2020-10-2130 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - October 19, 2020Your homework for today is to schedule 2-3 times to pause, observe your breath, and choose long, deep, connected breaths. If 2-3 times is already natural for you, then add in a few more times. Every hour? Each time you look at your phone? The more often we practice re-connecting the better. Reminder: You are invited to practice with us live via Zoom Monday-Friday at 9:30am EST. Visit www.chantalgarneau.com/daily-practice to receive daily email reminders.2020-10-1930 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - October 16, 2020This weekend your challenge/mission is to: 1. Embrace the exhale. Experiment with letting go and surrendering. Observe where in your life you are holding on or gripping to something and practice breathing in and letting go on the exhale. How does it feel? Remember: you can always choose to re-grip. So just play with it and observe. 2. Schedule 2-3 times today to pause, observe your breath, and choose long, deep, connected breaths. Reminder: You are invited to practice with us live via Zoom Monday-Friday at 9:30am EST. Visit www.chantalgarneau.com/daily-practice to...2020-10-1630 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - October 15, 2020Today you are invited to: 1. Observe the animals, plants, clouds, soil etc as friends. Breathe in gratitude and on your exhale offer it to them. Recognize that they are part of the same life system as you and try to view them as a good friend. 2. Schedule 2-3 times today to pause, observe your breath, and choose long, deep, connected breaths. Reminder: You are invited to practice with us live via Zoom Monday-Friday at 9:30am EST. Visit www.chantalgarneau.com/daily-practice to receive daily email reminders.2020-10-1532 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - October 14 2020Our session today was interrupted by my son who was having computer issues. Interruptions, distractions, and upsets happen all the time. How do we move through them? So today you are invited to: 1. Observe how interruptions and unexpected changes affect your breath and tension in your body. I tend to get "up tight" body goes up and breath is tight. So the challenge is to notice what's happening and then choose long, deep, connected, breaths. 2. Schedule 2-3 times today to pause, observe your breath, and choose long, deep, connected breaths. Reminder...2020-10-1430 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - October 13, 2020Today you are invited to 1. Explore how it feels to breathe in as slowly as possible? Where is your full point? How does it feel to release the air on the exhale? 2. Schedule 2-3 times today to pause, observe your breath, and choose long, deep, connected breaths. Reminder: You are invited to practice with us live via Zoom Monday-Friday at 9:30am EST. Visit www.chantalgarneau.com/daily-practice to receive daily email reminders.2020-10-1330 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - October 8, 2020Your mission for this weekend is to: 1. Wonder about what kind of nourishment you might be needing. So if you are feeling run down, depleted, overwhelmed, exhausted etc, pause. And wonder "what do I need right now"? It's likely that you need to breathe full deep breaths, and maybe you also need a nap, some water, a walk outside, a hug etc. Once you've identified something you need, offer it to yourself. Repeat as necessary. 2. Schedule 2-3 times today to pause, observe your breath, and choose long, deep, connected breaths. Reminder: You are...2020-10-0932 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - October 7, 2020Your homework for today is to: 1. Try to be extra gentle and kind to the parts of you that are in pain. Listen to your body cues and offer the stuck, restricted, and tight places some love and gentleness. 2. Schedule 2-3 times today to pause, observe your breath, and choose long, deep, connected breaths. Reminder: You are invited to practice with us live via Zoom Monday-Friday at 9:30am EST. Visit www.chantalgarneau.com/daily-practice to receive daily email reminders.2020-10-0732 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - October 6, 2020Your homework for today is to: 1. Notice where/how your body makes contact with the Earth beneath you. And wonder, do I feel heavy and held by the Earth, or do I feel up and tight (pulling away) and if you notice subtle of obvious holding away feelings invite yourself to settle down with each exhale. Invite yourself to feel supported and held (even if it's just a teensy bit). 2. Schedule 2-3 times today to pause, observe your breath, and choose long, deep, connected breaths. Reminder: You are invited to practice with us...2020-10-0631 minBecoming PresentBecoming PresentDaily Practice - October 5, 2020Your homework for today is to: 1. Challenge yourself to notice cues that you may be ungrounded from yourself and the web of life. Cues include short, fast, held breaths, tight body, mean thoughts about yourself and/or others. When you notice one of these cues check out your breath. It's likely you aren't breathing in a connected way. So when you notice this, choose to breathe in a connected way and notice what changes for you. 2. Schedule 2-3 times today to pause, observe your breath, and choose long, deep, connected breaths.  Reminder...2020-10-0533 min