Criss-Cross Applesauce: Circle Up, People!

It has been quite an adjustment this last month after returning from Eden!  It's like I was on a natural high immediately when I returned...and then my body was like, wait, this is TOO good and I created situations in my life to screw myself out of manifesting in my "real" life all the wonderful things that happened inside me at Eden!

Have you ever done this?

It's called hitting your "upper limit." 

It can look like picking a fight with your partner (this is my fav...blah...poor Steve), procrastinating, yelling at your kids, overeating, not taking care of yourself, really anything that will keep you from focusing on making positive change in your life and bring you right back down into the muckity-muck! I've felt this many times before I know I'm supposed to step into something bigger.  It feels like you're being stretched from the inside out. 


Why?  Because you're expanding into new uncharted territory!!!  Exciting but oh-so-scary too!




So instead of heading back to where I feel "comfortable" (which actually, after fighting about the dishes for the 400th time, I realized, really actually sucks!)  I've begun LIVING what I learned at Eden and wouldn't ya know, I'm right back on track and ready to share it with ya'll. 




So here a simple tool we used regularly at Eden Unplugged and I have used in many other arenas in my life throughout the years!




This works at home, work, social gatherings, classrooms, with kids, with cranky spouses, with friends and strangers alike!  And yes, I've tried it with all of the above!




So please, for God's sake and your sanity,

try this at home! :)




Circle Time!


1) Sit or stand in a circle...yes, that's right, just like in kindergarden! (also works with two people, so no excuses :)).

2) Take a deep breath together.  Do it a few times if it feels a little weird. (yes, we did this in my junir high classromm almost every day)

3) Invite everyone to check in or pay attention to how their body is feeling (giggle, giggle).  This could mean physically, energetically, if there is pain, or excitement in the belly, light headed, nervous energy, etc.

4) Invite everyone to share.

    a) Name

    b) How there are feeling in there body and

    c) if there is anything keeping them from feeling completely      present right there and then. 


Or come up with a question of your own.  We used "What inspired you to come" at our last community gathering and it was so incredible to watch people (many complete strangers) simply begin to connect...

authentically...

by just sitting in circle together! 

Try it.  You might like it! :)  Let me know what you think by leaving a comment below! :)