Ten Zen Seconds: Twelve Incantations for Purpose, Power and CalmA powerful, ten-second technique can change stress into calm, strength and a centered approach. The basis of The Ten Second Pause is using a single deep breath as a container for a specific thought. This technique is simple to grasp, simple to use, simple to practice and simple to master. This technique can be used anywhere, anytime, by anyone and it's profound in its benefits. You'll find yourself able to do things that previously felt too painful or too difficult to attempt. You'll be able to calm and center yourself before an important meeting or conversation. You'll be able to change your basic attitudes about life, becoming calm and positive where before you may have been anxious or pessimistic. Blending Eastern principles of breath awareness and mindfulness with Western principles of positive psychology, together they offer a powerful antidote to stress, procrastination and anxiousness. |
Contents
ONE Introducing Ten Zen Seconds | 1 |
TWO Breathing and Thinking | 10 |
THREE The Twelve Incantations | 19 |
I Am Completely Stopping | 29 |
I Expect Nothing | 38 |
I Am Doing My Work | 47 |
I Trust My Resources | 56 |
I Feel Supported | 65 |
SEVENTEEN Choosing Incantations | 142 |
EIGHTEEN Combining Customizing and Creating Incantations | 149 |
NINETEEN Bookends | 157 |
TWENTY Ten Zen Seconds Centering Exercises | 165 |
TWENTYONE Introducing the Centering Sequence | 174 |
TWENTYTWO Practicing the Centering Sequence | 183 |
TWENTYTHREE Customizing the Centering Sequence | 192 |
TWENTYFOUR Centering in Public | 200 |
I Embrace This Moment | 73 |
I Am Free of the Past | 82 |
I Make My Meaning | 90 |
I Am Open to Joy | 99 |
I Am Equal to This Challenge | 108 |
I Am Taking Action | 117 |
I Return with Strength | 126 |
SIXTEEN Using the Twelve Incantations | 135 |
TWENTYFIVE Centering and Healing | 211 |
TWENTYSIX Centering for Performance | 221 |
TWENTYSEVEN In the Vanguard | 230 |
TWENTYEIGHT Your Centering Practice | 239 |
About the Author | 246 |
Back Cover | 248 |
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