From the course: The Power of Conversation: Seven Elements That Deepen Leadership
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Going deeper: Questions for reflection
From the course: The Power of Conversation: Seven Elements That Deepen Leadership
Going deeper: Questions for reflection
When we speak of coming to ground, we're asking a simple but profound question. Where do I stand? What holds me steady when the world shifts around me? Take a moment now and ask yourself, where do I find my ground? Is it in your body? In the people you love? The practices you return to? The place you live in or inhabit? The pale ground beneath your feet, that place that is both familiar and only just coming to light. Let's bring that new light into our awareness, into a kind of practice. Step one, grounded walking. Stand or move very slowly while feeling the soles of your feet meet the ground, the floor, the earth, the path beneath you. Notice how different surfaces support you differently. What kind of ground feels most like a home? What kind of ground invites presence, steadiness, a return to yourself? Breathing is a kind of ground? What kind of breathing helps you to return to yourself? Step two. Body awareness. Sit or lie down comfortably. Close your eyes if it feels safe. Bring…