Osha Hayden interviews David Kundtz, author of The Art of Stopping: How to be Still When You Have to Keep Going on finding balance in the midst of a too busy life.  We discuss the healing power of Stopping to  eliminate overwhelm and re-connect to your self.

David outlines how the practice of Stopping can refresh, re-center and re-energize you. Want to avoid being so busy in the race to get everything done that you forget your true priorities?  We talk about  how to stop,  breathe, and connect with your true purpose and joy.

What to do when your responsibilities have taken over and are preventing you from living to your fullest potential? Dr. Kundtz offers insight into key questions you could be asking.

Knowing when to breathe and regain a clearer vision of yourself and your surroundings helps give you a fresh perspective and an inner balance that helps you feel in control of the bigger things.

The busier your life—the more you think you don’t have one extra minute for anything — the more you need to simply stop and do nothing. It’s the paradox of Stopping.

The risk of not practicing Stopping—in some form, in some way, at some time—is that you are most likely missing some of your life; and you may wake up some morning in your future and wonder why you didn’t play more, see more of your friends, or just pause to enjoy life’s simple pleasures. Also, we all know that the continual rush of life often leads to burn out, which can lead to serious health issues.

The key to begin the practice of Stopping—especially for those who think they are way too busy to add even one more thing to their lives—is to start the practice with Stillpoints: a minute here, a few seconds there, of “doing nothing, turning your energy inward, closing your eyes if possible, and bringing to mind whatever you love or gives you peace (a thought, a person, a prayer, an image, etc.)” There, that’s it. Repeat often—ten twenty, fifty times—throughout the day.