I picked up a great book yesterday called 'Chi Running'. It's by a bloke called Danny Dreyer and it tries to marry running with a sense of 'calm abiding', as buddhists would put it - in other words, focused attention that brings a stillness to our minds. An awareness or 'watchfulness' of our thoughts and a single pointed attention on something.
It strikes me that there are many ways to incorporate wisdom into our everday lives. Sitting for three hours at a time staring at a white wall may be the way to go for some, but time constraints and a lack of iron-like dedication leave the rest of us wondering if we will ever be the calm, wise, loving, centred, at ease, giving , fun people we all want to be.
These could include concentrating single-pointedly on doing the dishes, sitting quietly for an hour at lunchtime in a park or under a tree, deciding today to help a designated person, getting up a half-hour earlier and doing some yoga, reading a spiritual book before bed, concentrating on breath and posture when at your desk or any number of things.
NLP has some simple and effective techniques for setting up and accessing a desired 'state' for your day. That could be confidence, calmness, patience or creativity. I use these techniques every morning and I notice the difference it makes to my day. Of curse, years of conditioning to act and re-act in certain ways to certain stimuli mean that not every day is Nirvana, but the point is I am more and more aware of the behavioral options open to me. All I have to do is say 'yes'!
About Me
- Mark Cutts
- Mark received his NLP training in the UK and here in Canada and currently practices in Simcoe County, with offices in Barrie and Orillia. Personal battles with anxiety and O.C.D led Mark to seek an understanding of entrenched behavioural patterns. His desire is to use the knowledge and training that he has acquired in order to help others achieve the improvements in their lives that he has seen in his own. Mark has studied principally in the area of NLP and he combines the amazingly effective, quick and proven techniques of NLP with ideas from other areas of personal growth, life-coaching and motivational coaching, creating a unique and holistic system that clears obstacles and enables you to reach your goals - whatever they may be. You may want to be free from anxiety, to speak confidently in public, change career or simply do even better than you are already. Mark's therapy and coaching business, EVOLVE, is committed to giving you continued support and guidance until your desire becomes a success story. Mark’s balance of openness and respect, genuine warmth and professionalism, make EVOLVE the perfect home for personal growth and self-development.
