There is a lot going on in life right now. Work is busy, there are myriad things to do. Adjusting to a new schedule and commitments for yoga teaching add to the pile, which sometimes can seem too much.
All these things can take my mind spinning off into thinking and planning and worrying. Keeping attention on the breath is very helpful, but sometimes the mind still races ahead, not paying attention to what I'm doing, but sorting out what I may do several steps along.
This morning, I arrived in the office and began the things I needed to do to settle in and begin work. But my mind wouldn't stay with what I was doing. I had the thought to simply narrate, to myself, each step of what I was doing. "I'm taking things out of the pack. I'm taking off my shoes. I'm putting on my work shoes. I'm putting the pack away."
Very simple, and very effective in keeping my mind in the present. As I moved into the work day and more complex and perhaps more significant activities, I came back to the narration from time to time, reminding myself of what I was doing, right then. Giving my attention to the present. Focused, rather than scattering energy into the winds.
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