In my last blog, I wrote about practice. In previous blogs I wrote about simple steps—small stones to toss and begin the process of healing when life throws us a nasty curve. I wrote about journaling.

Here is another suggestion:

Practice silence.

Listen.

Reflect.

Let go.

Set a time to do this once a week for a short (ten minutes) time. Remember to start with a “small stone” not a boulder!

Create a weekly sacred space—not place!—for “Sabbath.” It can be a Wednesday morning, a Friday night, a Saturday morning or Sunday before lunch. Pick what is best for you to have a regular time for ritual and rest. Once you get regular, you can make this something that you celebrate either as a family or a couple or with friends.

Focus on finding peace. Find a space for thankfulness in the present moment.  This is about creating space for the consecration of time, a space where what happens is unpredictable and possibly healing.  In this space we hear our individual voices as well as the voices of others. Our idea of “what is” takes on more clarity and purpose.

Action and silence have to go together. Iyengar teaches us that when we cannot hold the body still, we cannot hold the brain still. If we do not know the silence of the body, we cannot know the silence of the mind. When action and silence combine, it means that intelligence is in gear.

Simple measures can be profoundly effective. Practice silence on a regular basis to uncover the sacred within. And don’t forget to breathe!