Somatics is the interaction, or the lack thereof, between the Mind and the Body. Holistically successful people have better quality Somatic alignments as a functional part of their formula. Those with less functional Somatic alignments are imbalanced and usually emotionally distraught. The following is a list of 10 easy ways to build or improve your Mind~Body connection.
1) To improve the effectiveness of the mind in your attitude
- Strengthen your mental focus muscle
- Pay attention to what your focusing on
- Develop an awareness of what's being focused on and paid attention to
- Read inspiring, enlightening & mind broadening books
- Use breathing exercises
- Do daily physical exercise, stretching & activity
- Practice sitting & standing with good posture
3) To improve the effectiveness of the mind in your communication
- Observe the person, or people, you're talking to
- Try to understand who they are, and where they're coming from
- Use your observations and understanding to make a meaningful connection
4) To improve the effectiveness of the body in your communication
- Make comforting, rather than confronting, eye contact
- Watch every one's, including your own, body language
- Place your feet firmly on the floor, use good posture, and smile
5) To improve the effectiveness of the mind in your relationships
- Determine the foundation of each of your relationships
- Maintain a respectable level of integrity in all your relations
- Establish a degree of interdependence in your significant relationships
6) To improve the effectiveness of the body in your relationships
- Check in often with your body to see how you're doing internally
- Use your own body as a sensor to determine how others may be doing
- Sense your bodies energy when interacting with different people
7) To improve the effectiveness of the mind in your leadership skills
- Have a vision for yourself and those you are of influence to
- Maintain congruent actions on both your visions and those you hold for others
- Hold yourself and those you lead accountable for their actions, or the lack thereof
8) To improve the effectiveness of the body in your leadership skills
- Be a person who practices what they preach
- Use yourself as a physical example of your expectations of others
- Maintain a healthy body for your mind to operate from
9) To improve the effectiveness of the mind in your fun factor
- Develop an attitude of being a more fun loving person
- Bring a more fun loving nature to all your communications
- Personal and professional relationships are opportunities to co-create fun interactions
- Become a person who's fun factor is magnetically attractive to others
10) To improve the effectiveness of the body in your fun factor
- Use people and/or situations, when appropriate, to make you laugh
- Use your own sense of humor to make others laugh
- Bodies that laugh deeply and regularly tend to be happier and healthier
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