Have you been triggered lately by all this talk of climate change? I have talked to several people lately who are consumed with what seems to be the end of times. These messages we hear on the news and in other forms of media can weigh heavy on our shoulders and cause agitation in our minds.

The news seems to be a constant stream of fear propaganda. A lot of doom and gloom.

I remember when I was traveling in Nepal it was the Maoist uprisings and violence and road blocks that was all over the news. My family and friends were worried sick because it sounded so bad in the news they were watching.

We saw nothing. Noticed nothing in our daily life as we travelled around the country. The reality is life goes on. No matter what is happening, life is going on.

When I was living in Mexico, the swine flu ordeal happened. Same thing. On the news all this fear and propaganda of a big outbreak. No one, and I mean NO ONE I knew was sick. The Western world was imposing travel bans and tourism...

One of my community members asked a brilliant question last week.

" Although I experience moments of connection to my body, they are fleeting. Is there a trick to keep yourself fully in touch?"

Everyone gaps out now and again, but I think it is worthwhile discussing what can help us develop attention and awareness.

In this blog post I am going to give you my best tips and lay out WHY this connection is so important and beneficial.

1 - Forget about the pose as the goal!

Instead, think of the pose as an opportunity to view yourself from different perspectives.

The Asanas allow us to witness movement in the body. We notice limitations; patterns. The body is tactile in nature. Tangible. It is easier to observe than trying to figure out our minds which whirl and are illusive.

The physical Asana practice is our chance to move, but also our chance to develop awareness of ourselves.

If we get carried away with seeing the pose as the goal, we don't notice the present; the process; the...