The senses are gateways to experience. 

They constantly commune with us - create our reality, shape our desires and guide our choices.

By taking time to acknowledge, explore and honour our senses we can tune into the messages they send us - some strong, some subtle, some wise, some not.

They provide us with valuable information that can help us make more informed choices, they are our bridge to the outside world. 

Try this : 

Watch one Sunrise this week - notice the colours, the light ........ 

Listen to a beautiful piece of music - close your eyes, lay or sit comfortably and tune into the sounds.

Smell your food - take time to tune in with your sense of smell - notice the impact this can have on your experience of eating.

Taste your food - slowly, deliberately, curiously taste what you eat. Explore the varying flavours and note how they make you feel. 

Feel the sensations of showering. This is something most of us are lucky enough to be able to do everyday and the joy of it is often lost in thinking about other stuff. Each time you have a shower take time to feel the temperature of the water, the feeling of wetness, explore your sensations of touch and notice how it feels to have water on your skin. 

Last but not least a cause for pause!! Choose any moment in the day - right now will do  - and notice what you're looking at, smelling, hearing, feeling and tasting - notice how tuning into these things shapes your experience.