There are many simple practices that support the transformation of the mind. These are easy to do at any time throughout the day and prevent us from getting caught in patterns of preoccupation. One practice is to relax the body, particularly the eyes and face, whenever we can remember. When the face is more open and the eyes are soft, the mind tends to connect with the present moment with increasing ease. We have found that this particular practice supports the letting go of powerful and unconscious habits of mind. We can disentangle ourselves more rapidly from those thoughts, feelings and sensations that consistently propel us into the next moment. we can settle into the here and now without always attaching to some agenda of what should or shouldn’t be happening.

Michael Liebenson Grady