Hello, hello,

and welcome to the Borealis experience. I'm your host

Aurora, and I'm very happy to be spending some time with you

today. It is Friday, February 19 2021. Still full on COVID.

Find

time.

And today's episode I decided to make about alone

time.

A lot of us being forced to spend time alone with

themselves, maybe have a partner, maybe you have kids.

But if you're single, you really get a taste of loneliness and

alone time right now. And what is the difference? Really, I

think feeling lonely is more negative, and makes you feel

anxious at the same time. And alone time is more like quality

time with yourself. And I think it's always interesting to think

about what other people do when they are by themselves. We all

behave very differently when we are not being observed by

others. Because it can get really weird too. Don't get me

wrong. But most of the time, I think people can be really

themselves and fully at peace when they are alone. I struggled

with being alone for the longest time. And I always had to fill

it with an activity with food with TV or Facebook or Yeah,

watching movies. I was a very restless person. In the last

couple of 10 years, I would say a couple years, 10 years.

And now

moving out to the farm, living in the mountains. And having

nature right around me. It's easier for me to be alone and

silence and allowing myself to rest. And if you live in a city,

you probably know how difficult it is to find quiet time alone

time. Or maybe you are an expert. And then already, it

doesn't really matter how old you are. If you're a teenager,

if you're in your 60s 70s 80s or at your peak in your 30s or 40s.

We all need that time. There's even children. My brother, I

remember who came home from his kindergarten at three o'clock in

the afternoon and told mom like I need some time and my room

now. Not a nap, but just time with himself. And I find it

fascinating how some kids just do it already. And we look at

them and think Oh, this is so cute. And when you look at us,

we usually run around and are always busy doing something. And

to create a space a gap in your daily life where you can just do

nothing and breathe and just sit there with yourself is so

soothing. So healing. If you are a parent, maybe the bathroom is

the only space where you can actually relax and maybe even

there you get interrupted. So what I'm hoping today is to

provide you with a gap with some time where you can just lay on

your couch or sit on your cushion or even lay down on your

ground on your floor. And listen to my voice tune in to your

breath. And just forget about everything that is around you

for a moment. I might be tricking you into a little

meditation here. I'm just thinking. I'm not even gonna

title it meditation. What snitch Alright, So find a comfortable

space. And then really let yourself go. Let your shoulders

hang. sink into your couch or into the floor. relax the

muscles around your mouth, around your eyes, relax your

jaw. And just be there with yourself. You will notice, if

not already, this thoughts coming up. What the hell is he

doing there? How long is this gonna take? I'd rather do this,

I have to do this. Blah, blah, blah. What the mind does. Just

bring your focus back to your breath or to the couch, the

floor, you're feeling underneath your body. As soon as the

thoughts come back up, observe them. Let them go. Don't follow

them. Come back to your breath. Ready to get trick for when I

feel triggered and daily live and feel like I want to react

instead of gently responding what wisely responding is

counting. So what you can do now to is

count for when you inhale. them then hold your breath for four

and then exhale for four. And for today, you can stick to

number four. And you will see if you do that a little more

regularly, you can climb up the ladder. You can go to five,

maybe even eight. Inhale for hold for four and then exhale

for four.

Very good.

Again, relax the muscles around your eyes. muscles on your

forehead and neck. And once again, inhale 4321 hold for 4321

and exhale 432

and you can do this as long as feels good for you. If you are a

sportsman or sportswoman. It's also very, very good to allow

yourself to have these mental breaks at times. Your body can

rest your mind can rest. Your soul can expand and express

and if alone time is still uncomfortable for you I find

listening to a podcast here with me is so good. Because you are

by yourself but not completely. Someone guides you're someone

who cares.

And you might be able to take that sweet relaxation and

silence into your day.

One more time, inhale 4321 hold for 4321 and Now exhale 432 you

may continue here. This won't be the last alone time episode

because I feel it's really benefiting you and people were

requesting it. How can we be in a quiet place with everything

that's going on out there. So you may continue now for as long

as it feels good for you. Maybe you fall even asleep. Thank you

so much for listening to the Borealis experience. I'm your

host Aurora.

Now, your good,

peaceful space right now. Until now next time, take good care of

yourself.

Bye bye