Stillness

November 1, 2025 was a busy day.

Just to name a few of the things going:

All Saints Day, Halloween weekend, The beginning of Dia de los Muertos, 7th Game of the World Series with the Dodgers in the World Series, Decorating for Christmas, for some…and I could go on.

Lucky for me and the group of people who attended our event with Cesar Cardona, we were able to take a bit of time for stillness. Stillness is a rare commodity these days. And rarer still as we in the United States enter into the busy ‘holiday’ season.

Granted a live event, in person, with crunchy snacks does not seem like the obvious place to find stillness and yet, we did. A big thank you to Cesar who shared his story, his journey towards stillness and then invited us to participate in a short meditation.

At this moment some of you are starting to click to the next article or post, stay with me.

Cesar’s meditation started by checking in with your body. Is there tension, tightness, discomfort in your body? The suggestion was to notice not to judge. Next we focused on our breath. Again allowing ourselves to notice thoughts without judgement. After a few minutes, we were invited to open our eyes, I lingered and gave myself permission to go more slowly.

I loved what I heard from participants in the days that followed.

“ That evening, I felt so calm and at peace. I was invited out for dinner and happily chose to stay home. It just felt right.”

“ When Cesar began speaking, I immediately began to think of all the people in my life who would benefit from this event. Then I shifted and noticed how Cesar’s story was speaking to me.”

“Relaxing” “Enriching” “Intriguing”

Stillness is available. Will you give yourself the permission to go more slowly?

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