Meditation Practices: A Reminder to Pause

When I was introduced to meditation and embodiment, I knew it was working because I'd be at work and suddenly I'd notice that my shoulders were creeping up. I had never noticed that before -- I'm sure I walked around with my shoulders up around my ears for most of my life. Just tuning in allowed me to start to drop my shoulders down. When the shoulders would drop, my belly would soften. I'd start to have access to the story, and I could start to unplug from it. That grip, that trance that I was in, would start to release.