Scheduling Silence: A 100 Day Challenge

I am not usually one for January challenges so this is a first for me! 😃

Maintaining a strong connecting to my intuition is an essential skill I keep continually nurtured as a midwife and also for life in general.

'Intuition' is one of my 4 steps for Love Based Birthing (if you aren't familiar with these 4 steps you can check them out here) when I work with women, I always ask...

"what does your intuition say?"

Life right now is requiring even more intuitive connection as we are constantly played and pulled by mainstream media into chaotic, fear based places.

I feel super clearly that the more we connect as individuals and also as a collective community, the further we move from being at the centre of the story (storm) and the more we become apart of the solution! 

Connecting to our true nature, our intuition, simply requires making space to be in the practice; just like we make space to brush our teeth.

In week 3 of the program, we discuss the practices we each have for checking in with ourselves, for returning to our intuition.

These are some of the practices shared ...

"Getting quiet, taking a pause, ask a question, bounce of trusted loved ones, journaling, pros and cons list, walk, music, breath, asking - is this mine? talking out loud (to self or other), singing aloud, getting into the present moment by noticing objects in the room, talking with people on the team, asking: is this true? Nature"

Part of the session is discussing what gets in the way; what takes us out of ourselves? Out of our true nature?

Our list is...

Noise, Busyness, Fear, Our Stories, Pressure, Judgement (of self), Circling Thought Patterns, Ancestorial belief systems.

I share 3 of my top tips (that I see and experience work the best) for reconnecting and the third reconnecting step is:

Setting clear Boundaries and Scheduling Silence 

When we turn off our phones and just BE, take the break from the constant bombardment of information (both positive and negative) we can hear ourselves think, even more importantly FEEL and hear our inner voice. 

A suggestion I give is...

10- 20 minutes everyday, can you schedule silence? How about committing to it for the next 100 days? Close your eyes and connect with yourself and then your baby.

After this session one of the women listening in to the recording from Canada shared...

"Thank you! I wanted to share I’ve been practicing “mauna” for 4 hours/ week. This is a practice I learned from my paternal grandma... complete silence, no watching, reading, or writing- just gentle walking, meditating or praying. Needless to say my 5 year old and husband have been very understanding that I need this time.
It’s been so helpful for me as so much of my work is holding space, listening and speaking that a few hours/ week to reconnect inward, brings me back to centre.
It Also, helps me to connect to baby 💛"

That bring me to the100 day challenge for myself and the purpose of this message. 😃 If you feel drawn why don't you join me?

( I will fix that rough 56 and repost😂)

Let's simply... 

☀️ Set our alarm on the phone everyday for 20minutes 

☀️ During this time don't read, watch, write, talk or listen to anything (besides yourself).

☀️ You can sit and close your eyes and meditation if you want

☀️ You can also go for a walk, ride your bike, do the dishes, care for your plants, fold your laundry ...

☀️ I recommend journal daily (separate from these 20mins) if you are into journaling. If not dont. Even just once a week journal checkins might be nice. 

It doesn't matter if you are pregnant, with a newborn, a baby or 5 kids running around or no kids or whoever and whatever you have going on. We all need this connection time. I know we will experience shifts in ourselves, our creativity, our immune systems and our health (mental, emotional, physical).

You can suggest your partner and your friends join you and start a Whatsap chat to connect and have accountability if you'd like. Remember if they are not interested that is ok, it is simply not their time in the way it is yours right now and there is no judgement.

We will check in together here too, although I dont know what that will look like yet lol I want to hear about your process!

Please let me know if you are joining me in the comments 😃

I will start tomorrow Jan 19th, I meant to start on the new moon on the 13th but completely missed the date 😂

If you don't see this message until after tomorrow, it doesn't matter; your 100 days can start anytime. 

Looking forward to having the commitment in place and feeling excited. 

Love Red xo

Here is the printable PDF I made if you would like to print out this visual to stay connected to the days 🗓️ Download here.