Grounding
Morning
- movements
- supplements
- breakfast
- meditation
Meditation stages to choose from
sitting down
- take time to get your body right
breath
- watching, slowing and letting the breath go
body scan
- from one end to another, slow investigation of the senses
breath
- to slow/pad things out
forgiveness, as a precursor to metta
- "forgive me, i forgive you, i forgive myself"
loving kindness / metta
- "may all beings, may all beings be well, may all beings realise nibanna"
- "may i be happy and free from suffering"
- "may a teacher, benefactor or respected person be happy and free from suffering"
- "may a dear platonic friend be happy and free from suffering"
- "may a neutral person be happy and free from suffering"
- "may a antagonistic person be happy and free from suffering"
compassion / karuna
- empathy
compersion / mudita
- sympathetic joy
equanimity / upekkha
- aware, non-reactive, cool
- peace and acceptance
In general
Aspects of personal state to be mindful of:
- breath
- posture
- temp
- water
- teeth
- food / meals
- to do lists
- sleep
- movements
- supplements
- wash face and moisturise
- wash self
- laundry
- clean/dishes
- tidy
- communications
- appointments
- standing
- finances
- tools