Daily Self Regulation ART

pause. breathe. check in. finding our centre again

#veryhumanregulation #selfregulation #selfregulationskills

lost then found Photograph taken with iphone

when pain wells up so that it’s starts to swallow

only we didn’t drown, we just got a little lost

a little lost in ourselves

a little lost from ourselves

but we felt it and we tuned in

so we could try and find ourselves again

grounding

we started grounding

sat on the rock, pulled out the phone, zoom in and snap, snap, snap

focus, focus, focus

breathe, breathe, breathe

we focused on texture and pattern and shape and colour and what happens when we take colour away (this black and white) and what can we see? and what else? and what else? and what else?

until we felt ourselves return

grounded

there on our rock

and we could get up and go back into the day we were living

try it. it’s actually fun.

what‘s on the ground in front of you?

what happens when you photograph it?

this way, that way, any way

Don’t forget to breathe

feeling grounded?

image by Leo

writing by Saxon

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So here we are sharing our daily practice of PAUSE. BREATHE. CHECK IN. Clearing the clutter and finding me, myself and I in the present moment. And we invite you to follow along and let's keep each other on track? Or try to at least, some days are still pretty bumpy. Sigh

Join onto the main page of Ground Control to Major Whoa explore how to join this journey: LINK HERE

How We Go About It

We go outside (fresh air) and pay attention to nature and details in the world around us (focusing tool). Each day we select one item or snap a photo with our phone and bring it home. We select the medium that most matches our mood or that we feel will be the most regulating in that moment and we set to work drawing (calming our nervous system and bringing ourselves back on line through hyper focusing)

We set an alarm for 20 minutes (our containment) but you figure out what works best for you. Sometimes a quick 5 will do; other times it feels like we need half a day, doesn't it? We do often repeat this exercise several times through the day when it's a real doozy of a day. Smile