Mind Tools & Inspirations: Curious
Feeling curious can motivate you to understand or to try or to learn something.
In this 3-minute practice you connect with experiences of curiosity in your life.
TRY THIS…
If you have time, let me guide you so you can focus on your experience.
HERE IS THE PRACTICE
Sit comfortably and close your eyes.
Notice how you feel.
Allow to come to mind a time when you felt curious—curious to understand or to try or to learn something.
Remember a time when you felt curious.
Remember what you were curious about.
Bring your attention to your breathing.
Does the length of your exhales feel long or short?
Invite your exhale to gradually and comfortably begin to lengthen.
Don’t force your breath to change. Just invite it to do so.
Be curious and let your breath decide what to do.
Perhaps there is a slight change. Perhaps not.
Gently bring your attention back.
Again allow to come to mind a time when you felt curious to understand or to try or to learn something.
It can be the same time you felt curious as earlier or a different time.
Remember what you were curious about.
Remember how being curious feels.
Be with that feeling.
Gently bring your attention back.
Notice how you feel.
WHY DO THIS?
What experiences came to mind for you related to times when you felt curious?
The surprise of what shows up is one of the things I love about Mind Tools. You wait and allow a time you felt curious to show up.
Curiosity can motivate you to try new things, to explore, to learn. Notice the role curiosity plays in your life.
Mind Tools & Inspirations are experiences for busy, smart, curious people to help you operate your human system.
To access the full set of Mind Tools visit https://www.yogamindtools.com/mind-tools-inspirations
I add a new experience every week.
Kindly,
Carrie
Carrie Heeter, PhD
Yoga Mind Tools