What do we do when we find ourselves moving through an extended period of uncertainty? Situations sometimes present themselves that cause our current lives to make a dramatic shift, as we are facing with this current pandemic. It is very understandable to feel ungrounded, unsafe, chaotic, and “in our heads.” 

Here are some suggestions for reconnecting with our bodies and to what’s most important: 

1. Continue to live, but also, listen to your body. Allow yourself to feel the earth or ground beneath you with your feet, bringing the energy down into the lower part of the body, which helps calm the nervous system.
2. Set appropriate boundaries. Let’s face it, we are in a moment when boundaries and designating personal space is necessary. In doing so, we can begin to feel more in control of our lives and, therefore, safer. If others aren’t adhering to your boundaries, it’s time to put that relationship on hold.
3. Take back your power. It can make us feel extremely powerless to not be able to move about our lives in a way that we are comfortable and used to. Create some structure to your day so that you can begin to feel a sense of normalcy again. Structure (including getting up and going to bed at around the same time every day) can eliminate some of the chaos we might be feeling.
4. Fill your heart with love, and have every action you do come from a place of love. When we move from a place of love, compassion will naturally follow. This will allow us to feel good about how we are internally interacting with our thoughts and emotions, as well as how we relate externally for those people we are able to interact with.
5. Use your voice to allow words to come from the heart. When we are stressed, it is natural to lash out at people, especially when so many of us are coming from a place of fear. Instead, allow interactions to be soft around the edges so we can begin to help each other co-regulate.
6. Notice your own patterns, especially those that don’t serve you. See what your internal programs are, and, if you don’t like them, change the channel and do something different. Awareness allows us to tap into those old samskaras, so we can begin to initiate change.
7. When all else fails, let it go. Consider releasing anything that is no longer serving you.  It’s that simple.

We have an opportunity like we have never seen before and, hopefully, will never see again.  Take it one point at a time, and notice the effects of those changes in your life, as well as shifts in how you engage with others.