Tranquility

SOUL Garden Labyrinth

When there is just a little too much going, when finding a peaceful place becomes difficult, when you need to step back and find your footing again, what is it you do to find tranquility?

Comments

[Carole]

I sit and knit in silence. Works every time.

[Laurie]

don't quite know why, but those labyrinths really work to do exactly that.

[Stacey]

Ride my tractor. Being out on the land alone is just right.

[CindyCindy]

What Carole said, or spinning does the trick, too.

[Kim]

I light up a pumpkin chai candle, turn on Yoga radio (Pandora) and escape to my studio to either knit or sew quietly. It frees up my mind. I hope life settles down a bit for you soon.

[Barbara Seiver]

Knitting, of course. I also find praying my (Anglican) rosary very soothing.

[Kym]

Although I'd love to say "knit" (and that does help me find my "center" immensely), my #1 way to regain "peace" is to . . . walk. I find that I need to move and breathe and remember that there are things bigger than myself. The labyrinth seems just about perfect.

[Vicki]

Yeah, I'm with Kym. Sometimes the knitting does it, but it can also be problematic and stressful -- like right now, when I'm struggling to pull together something that works. Walking -- or some type of not too strenuous physical movement that doesn't require a lot of thought (I found it vacuumming the other day, but not always!) helps to ground me, allows perspective and focus to return.

[Marilyn]

I made myself a string of prayer beads and when I need to unwind and focus I say my prayers.

[Sarah]

That is why I hike on the weekends so I enjoy enjoy the beauty of nature. I also listen to music!

[Debbie]

Taking a walk, praying the rosary, & knitting all help me slow down and find peace.

[Cheryl S.]

Drink whiskey.

OK, not really. Usually knit or go for a walk.

[Janine]

take a walk on the beach. Nothing grounds me faster than digging my toes in the sand and listening to the waves and seagulls