Try yoga to quieten the noise

Yesterday as I was cycling to the studio, a motorist wound down his window and said my bike light wasn't working. I was confused. My light was sitting on the front of my bike blinking brightly, my back light was doing the same. I carried on none the wiser, heckled for not being lit up enough amongst the array of lights on Gloucester Road. I can only think that with the other 10,000 lights on the street he didn't see them. They got lost in the noise. 
 
The sensory stimulation is at its highest at this time of year (Christmas). Filled with optimism and hoping for joy, we are bombarded with jingly music and bright blinking lights.
 
It is wonderful, and overwhelming.
 
Try this mini-pause
Taking regular breaks from it all is never more important than now. 
 
It is a wonderful time to take 5 minutes, dim the lights, light a candle and withdraw from the noise. 
 
Set up
Turn off your phone, tell folks in your house your busy for 5 minutes, close the door to you bedroom

Light a candle and place it safely in front of you
Prepare a chair or a few cushions or blocks to sit on
Set a timer for 5 minutes
Turn off the light
Sit down
 
Settle
Let your gaze settle on the candle
Blink whenever you need to
Settle into your seat comfortably, lean against a wall if you want
Let your breathing get quieter
Relax your eyes
 
Almost close your eyes
After a few moments, almost close your eyes
Peek out at the candle between your eyelashes
Hold the soft gaze 
 
Lay down
Let your breathing get quieter
Then lay down, cover your hands over your eyes and rest for another minute
Keep the image of the candle in your minds eye
Breath quietly
 
Stretch and refresh
Open your eyes and stretch out to finish
 
You should feel refreshed, reset, quieter, calmer and your energy will effect your house and everyone you meet next.

It is so simple, yet so brilliantly effective. 

I would highly recommend it to the driver who heckled me ;-)
 
Enjoy