Tips and Tools
Become the elegant, effective leader you aspire to be. Connect to your inner self where true wisdom lies.
Based on ancient wisdom traditions and modern neuroscience, all the tips and tools here work together to expand your consciousness and reveal your authentic self. You will feel the change for the better and find your true inner strength - body, emotions and mind in balance and your spirit soaring.
Success is a spiritual discipline
Start your own daily ritual incorporating the powerful practices highlighted in the Eight Elements. Discover your own mastery as a leader of influence and social responsibility.
It all begins within. As you lead others, the depth of your own practice will shine through, inspiring and encouraging those you lead to grasp their innate strengths and wisdom. Together you become a model team of elegant leaders bringing creativity to all you aspire to achieve.
Mindfulness
Being aware of your inner state of being and what you are creating in your external world as a result takes practice. You will find you have many opportunities to be more mindfully masterful throughout your day once you know how to use them well.
Your Mission Matters
Take time each morning as you prepare for work to remind yourself of your goals and how they serve your main aims in life. How will the actions you take today serve your higher purpose? Write your insights in your journal. Add them to your daily planner.
Benefits
Goals keep your brain seeking in the right direction for ways to bring them into reality. Regular practise takes you away from self-sabotaging thoughts towards beneficial ones that set up your future on firm foundations. And your mission is fulfilled....
The Power of Breath
Breath is our very life force and it has the power to change our entire state of being, especially our moods and state of mind, and therefore our body as well. Try these simple exercises to start to take control of your life by steadying your breath. Learn how to use the breath in different ways to get the effect you seek.
Square Breathing
Sit comfortably and relax. Close your eyes. Take a moment to notice how you are feeling. Focus on your breath. Breathe in for the count of 4, hold your breath for the count of 4, breathe out for the count of 4, and then hold the breath out for the count of 4. Breathe in once again and repeat this sequence 5 times at your own pace. Note the difference in how you feel.
Benefits
This square, or 'box breathing' as it is sometimes called, expands your energy out from your heart through your body, expands your mental horizons and allows you to be more willing to share your gifts. Use it to have a more expanded feeling of life, relieve nervous tension, and enter a state of positive quietness.
1 Minute of Peace
Take regular moments in your day to give yourself one minute of peace. Each time you stop for a drink or step away from your desk allow yourself to sit or stand tall (gaze out of a window to a broader vision if you can). Breathe gently and slowly into your belly, then chest then shoulders and reverse to breathe out. Repeat 5 times. You will feel your energy lift. This is called '3-part breath'. Once you are used to the method you can do more rounds.
Benefits
You will find this instantly calms your nervous system and relieves anxiety. Breathing in this way also circulates your lymphatics to cleanse and reduce fluid retention. Your mind will centre and focus.
SQUARE BREATHING
