How can you have a more successful September – a more deeply heartfelt successful September?

Riding the new start energy of September without overwhelming yourself.

Start where you are: get some clarity.
Ask your body, heart and mind how they are feeling.
What memories do you have of September? Good and bad? How do these affect your current feelings?
How do you want to feel in September? What is your desired September energy or feeling?
What would a successful September feel like to you – in your body, heart and mind?

What’s on your plate for this month:

• List all the projects you’d like to complete
  
  
• List all the commitments you’ve already made
  
  
• List all the things you want to do for yourself (and notice as you do this which are done deals and which are wishes that will be the first to go in order to keep others happy)
  
  

Summarise what you have discovered: current feelings, desired feelings, what’s on your plate.
What’s the gap?

Close the gap – live September more skilfully:

To reduce overwhelm (always!)
Feel your feet on the ground, remember who you are and what matters most to you.

You’ve already identified your deepest desires and have your heartfelt wishlist and word of the year. Let these guide you without having to keep trying to figure it out.

Is worrying about future overwhelm or lack of time, money or energy costing you current peace of mind, energy or focus?

How can you harness the September energy (whatever that means to you) without overwhelming yourself?

Where can you:

• Drop the judgement (by just noticing it, not trying to hide or suppress it)
  
  
• Let go of self-imposed pressure (notice and reframe it)
  
  
• Look after yourself better – what supports you? What are your non-negotiables? What are your indulgent requirements? 
• Where could you ask for help?
  
  

Lastly – summarise your discoveries – how can you remember?

Create a personalised morning promise for September.

“I commit to myself first, to living my life my way …”

November MJQs: Creating a more purposeful end of the year

If there was one thing that would make your heart sing to complete this year, what might it be?

What have you already achieved or experienced towards this goal?

What have you done or shifted towards this goal? 

What’s stopping you now?

How can you go all-in?

Imagine it done. How do you feel?

October Workshop MJQs

Autumn gives us the opportunity to remember to let go of stuff that no longer serves us: patterns of thoughts, beliefs, patterns of tension in the body, physical clutter…

What might you be ready to let go of - gently, with gratitude?

Autumn shifts: what’s in it for you? How is the change of season affecting you this year? Do you feel a need to slow down, withdraw your attention inwards…or not? Or something else? It’s all about you.

Two ways to do this:

1. Mind-based: notice what’s clogging up your mind and choose to intentionally let go of an identified repetitive thought pattern or belief that isn’t working for you.
2. Body-based: notice patterns of held tension, drop the judgement and attempts to problem solve them and allow space for them to release if they wish to.

Using the falling leaves to remember that letting go of stuff that no longer serves you is the easiest way out of overwhelm into more ease.

Mind check-in:

How overwhelmed is your mind? 

Notice feelings of spaciousness, gratitude, ability to notice the good stuff around you; how good you are at controlling your attention.

Notice loops of doom, repetitive rehearsal of old and future conversations, fear of disappointing others, imposter syndrome. Worry about health, money, relationships.

What soothes and calms your mind? Is there a simple practice you can use to support your mind?(see audios or pick your own favourite practice)

Could you let your heart and body weigh in more?

Body check-in:

How well do you feel?

How have you been treating your body?

Has it been affected by the change of season?

What seasonal delights might it appreciate? (cosy jumpers, hot chocolate, kicking leaves- keep it simple and easy.)

Heart check-in:

What is your heart whispering to you?

What might tickle your heart and make you chuckle?

What do you long for this autumn?

Are there any seasonal mini-adventures you wish to experience?

Harness the momentum of the New Beginnings Energy of September whilst letting go of the pressure.

What are your childhood memories of September? Maybe create two lists - one of excitement, one of fear. Notice it all with love and self-compassion.

What are your present feelings about this September? Excitement/fear, anxiety, pressure, overwhelm.

Get more specific: 

What are you excited about at the moment?

What are the fears, anxieties and pressures?

Notice all of it, then notice it neutrally.

The New Beginnings Tool invites you to tap into the momentum of the excitement of September whilst releasing the pressure.

Where would you like to infuse this New Beginnings energy?
Habits you want to keep

Habits you want to drop

Habits you want to start

Go tiny - one bounce on the trampoline, 5 minutes on the piano, 5 minutes of exercise….

Bypass you amygdala.

Pick one thing and play.

Infuse your commitment to it with New Beginnings Energy and let go of the pressure, knowing that you will fail and that’s ok because over here in The Gentle Rebellion, there is a new beginning available to you in every moment.

So, this is an invitation to capture your excitement of September while releasing the fear - and then use it without needing the excuse of it being September (or January).

Start where you are:

When you think of your current goals, identified and not, and all your to-dos, how does it feel?

It may be worth listing a few of them and the feelings about them.

Identify how you want to feel instead: 

• about the goals and to-dos in general
• About specific things

Now look at the when this/then thats you have just identified:

• What do you notice?
• What are you waiting for?
• Is it true that you will definitely feel differently when they are done/achieved? For how long?

Everything we do or don’t do is because of the feeling we believe it will give us. 

Intention Setting Practice:

• Focus on the feeling you believe achieving this will give you (start with the end in mind)
• Focus on HOW you want to achieve it/move towards it
• Set these feelings into a clear (feeling) intention 

NB: you are not setting a rigid ‘I want this and it has to happen this way’. You are owning what you want on a deep level, acknowledging that with a clear statement (with words or just feelings, written, spoken or a silently whispered declaration) 

Now: lean back and trust. Let the intention carry you and the load. Let it guide you in the actions you take and the way you are being.

Experiment - have fun, get curious, hold it lightly. Notice any shifts.

An invitation to practise together as a group during August:

Set a clear intention for what you truly desire to receive (effortlessly, without having to do anything) from this community.