04/03/2026
For our Zoom Yoga classes this month, I have chosen the word CENTRED to be our focus.
Here are some tips to help navigate the suffering of the world. Stay centered and remain connected to your compassion:
1. Stay in the present moment - In this moment, you're probably OK. Appreciate that and breathe into it. Find the sense of calm in the here and now, and reality check that everything, everywhere, isnt falling apart right now.
2. Focus on what you can do, not what you can't - There's an unending list of problems in the world right now. If we take it all on, were likely to spin around with anxious thoughts. Where are you able to take helpful actions, perhaps in your own community? Or small ways that you can share information and awaken others to what they can do to help?
3. Practice compassion, rather than feeling everything - There's a difference between compassion, which is meeting the suffering and problems that we see with care, understanding, and the desire to help, and feeling all the pain and fear in our own bodies and psyches. Consider first responders they are deeply compassionate, but meet the challenges with calm, centered focus in order to effectively help and heal. Remember to practice self-compassion, too you are deserving of that same care and attention.
4. Practice grounding and centering - Remaining centered keeps us calm and in balance. Its all too easy for our thoughts, emotions, and energy to become scattered out to all the problems on the planet, and lose our sense of self. When were scattered like that, we can fall apart with anxiety and despair. Instead, imagine drawing all your energy back into your belly, and breathe deeply.
Then, pretend that you have roots from the belly down through your feet, going into the earth. The trees root deeply into the ground not only for nourishment but for stability. Allow yourself to also benefit from the stability that the earth offers. With your energy retained and centered and a solid sense of grounding, youll feel better and are more likely to be helpful to the situation on the planet.
5. Clean it out daily – Just as we brush our teeth before bed, its a good idea to have emotional/energetic hygiene, too. Every evening, especially when you notice that you feel depression or anxiety about something happening in the world, visualize taking a shower in healing, cleansing energy. Picture it as a warm (or cool, if you prefer) light, in any color that feels healing and cleansing to you. Imagine it washing away the events of the day and any emotions or energy that doesn't belong to you. Feel cleansed and released.
6. Tap into something greater than you for strength - Whether you rely on your connection with the Earth, the Universe, God or some other form of the Divine, or a higher principle such as Love or Truth, you can consciously connect to that and draw strength from something greater than yourself. Practice prayer, meditation, and allow yourself to feel the support from the Infinite Source.
- From psychcentral.com
