SESSION SEVEN

Developing Balance in our Lives

Developing Balance in our Lives

Identify:

• One delight

• One difficulty

• A communication in which you practised 50:50

Practising at Home Review

Breath and Body and Befriending meditation (Tracks 4 and 7)Breathing Spaces, to be practised twice a dayRandom Acts of Kindness Experiment with bringing 50:50 awareness to communications

Read Chapter 10

EXHAUSTION

Insomnia

Aches andpains

Joylessness

Low energy

Guilt

Depressed mood

Reflect and make notes around your hot air balloon

1) What are the qualities of the activities you personally experience as nourishing? Could you integrate more of these into your day? What ‘washing dishes’ moments could you have? How could practising gratitude support your hot air balloon’s balance?

2) Are your depleting activities/attitudes sandbags or the basket? If they are an inevitable part of life (basket), could you approach them differently, such as letting go of resenting a chore or task?

Practising at HomeTwenty Minute Meditation. Choose a

daily formal practice, perhaps selecting from:- Tracks which you find nourishing or are

under-explored- Silent mindfulness of body and breath - 20 minute Mark Williams sitting practiceBreathing Spaces + Action Step at least twice a day and whenever you need oneActively tune in to how the six themes influence your hot air balloon this week

Read Chapter 11 – “When did you stop dancing?”