From [[After Socrates Episode 1|After Socrates Episode 1]] 1:01:00 practice example Meditation is to find your center. embodied mind, socrates was a soldier and plato was a wrestler > [!INFO] Video Example > 1:01:00 practice ## Why centering is important head down causes shallow breaths, anxiety looking down indicates sleep between daydreaming and sleeping find center of body, head, put hands in a way where chest open, shoulders down expand abdomen while breathing, gets oxygen in blood ask how it feels like, have a memory so you can find a way to get back to it ## Centering Three forms of centering: - Physical - Attention - Attitude ### Physical embodied mind, socrates was a soldier and plato was a wrestler Find center of body, head, put hands in a way where chest open, shoulders down - Proper head orientation - head down causes shallow breaths, anxiety - looking down indicates sleep - Find a state in between daydreaming and sleeping - Once you find a place that works, ask yourself how it feels like, have a memory so you can find a way to get back to it ### Attention - Focus on your breathing - expand abdomen while breathing, gets oxygen in blood - When finding yourself distracted - acknowledge and label it with an ing word - ex) reflecting, remembering - go back to focus on your breathing - Can also try [[ADHD Meditation]] ### Attitude Find a balance between fighting and feeding your "inner puppy" when you find yourself wandering away. A balanced approach to guidance and discipline is essential to stay in a tranquil state. The goal is to **befriend** yourself. Understand what it feels like to bring yourself back into the world. Slowly merge the two states together to integrate what you cultivated in your practice to the everyday world. This is how you [[Ecology of practices]]