{"id":6267,"date":"2017-09-26T12:15:35","date_gmt":"2017-09-26T18:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manyvoices.soundstrue.com\/?p=3243"},"modified":"2020-04-07T18:10:36","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T18:10:36","slug":"practice-personal-message-elena-brower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/blog\/practice-personal-message-elena-brower\/","title":{"rendered":"Practice You: A Personal Message from Elena Brower"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear friends,<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3211 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/manyvoices.soundstrue.com\/manyvoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/practiceyouajournal_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"207\" height=\"271\" data-id=\"3211\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ve been practicing you, your entire life. You have always been the author of your own experience. My new&nbsp;book, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.soundstrue.com\/store\/practice-you.html\"><b><i>Practice You<\/i><\/b><\/a>, is a journal, filled with over 150 pages to draw, write, and dream. It&#8217;s an invitation to become the author of a sacred text of your own design, an opportunity to write a personal field guide to your highest self.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.soundstrue.com\/store\/practice-you.html\"><b><i>Practice You<\/i><\/b><\/a> contains a series of Explorations, one for each of the nine aspects of your being. Each Exploration begins with a meditation, a chance to contemplate from a new vantage point. Today I&#8217;ll share the Embody meditation with you, from the &#8220;I Am&#8221; Exploration that opens the book.<\/p>\n<p>Begin by taking a moment to sit and get grounded. Place your hands on your thighs, palms down, and begin breathing, deeply and slowly. Sense the weight of your seat, and let your spine rise tall. Feel yourself embodied, present, and steady.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How do you define yourself?<\/li>\n<li>What are the words you&#8217;d use to describe your current attitude about your life right now?<\/li>\n<li>What&#8217;s the most visceral, urgent need you have right now in order to feel alive, happy, and at home in yourself?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3235 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/manyvoices.soundstrue.com\/manyvoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/Capture-19.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"433\" height=\"255\" data-id=\"3235\"><\/p>\n<p>With gratitude,<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.soundstrue.com\/store\/elena-brower.html\"><b>Elena Brower<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3237\" src=\"https:\/\/manyvoices.soundstrue.com\/manyvoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/r4a7a2777.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"152\" height=\"101\" data-id=\"3237\"><\/p>\n<p>P.S. 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