Daily practice is the key to success with Flowing Zen. But it’s not easy to keep your practice regular. No matter how disciplined you are, you’ll still run into obstacles. The 2-Minute Drill is a great way to overcome these obstacles.
Let’s say you’ve just had a stressful day in the middle of a stressful week. Even though you KNOW that practicing the 15-Minute Routine will help, you still avoid it. Your internal dialogue may go something like this:
“I should practice but I just don’t have time but it’s only 15 minutes but I have to send that email right now and besides I’m too tired I’ll just do it tomorrow…”
This internal dialogue is not serving you. To overcome it, practice the 2-Minute Drill as follows:
- Tell yourself that you’re only going to practice for 2 minutes, and mean it.
- Perform Lifting The Sky 10-15 times, focusing on enjoying your breath.
- Stand Flowingly Still for about 10 seconds.
- Walk around briskly when you’re finished.
Here is a habit that I recommend you adopt: If you miss a day of practice, it’s okay. But no matter what happens, don’t let the next day pass without doing The 2-Minute Drill. After all, who doesn’t have two minutes?
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Thanks for this inspiring article Sihing Anthony.
I read this article in the old web some time ago and it proved to be really useful to me. I wake up at 6:30 in the morning so it is quite difficult (most of the times) to dedicate 15 minutes to practice.
This inspiring technique makes me start the day in a different mood and moves my energy so I arrive work with a positive energy. Don’t underestimate this practice as it is really powerful even when short.
Brilliant post.
Sifu, thanks for the email with info to help me to stay Zen during the holidays. I’m going to pass it on to some of my family! Hope you guys have a great Thanksgiving.
This was excellent advice and works extremely well.