Settle in the Here and Now: A Poem on Stillness

So often, we need a little break. A break from work, our relationship, our family, or just from life.

Many of us can't (or don't want to) pack up and leave our lives. Yet we do need moments of retreat, release and rejuvenation.

See if, right now, you can sit quietly. Allow your body to settle, and release the tension that wants to let go.

Take a few breaths to bring more awareness to the here and now. Become present with this moment, and the next.

Poems by Danna Faulds. Find her work in her poetry collections.

If you want an easy way in: read the poem once, set a timer for three minutes and simply breathe, then read it again. Notice what's different the second time.

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