Practices for this goal

Support focus and clarity

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Acupressure points

6 practices

Hundred Convergences

GV20

Commonly used for focus & clarityTop of the head, where a line from the tip of each ear would meet.

ST40

Commonly used for focus & clarityHalfway down the outside of the lower leg, about two finger widths off the shinbone.

GV26

Commonly used for focus & clarityIn the groove between your nose and upper lip, about two thirds of the way up.

Yintang — Hall of Impression

Yintang

Commonly used for focus & clarityRight between the eyebrows, above the bridge of the nose.

Leg Three Miles

ST36

Commonly used for focus & clarityFour finger widths below the kneecap, one finger width outside the shinbone. Press into muscle, not bone — you should feel a dull ache.

Union ValleyCaution: Pregnancy

LI4

Commonly used for focus & clarityIn the webbing between thumb and index finger, at the highest point of the muscle when you pinch them together.

Gentle stretches

4 practices

Marjaryasana–Bitilasana

Cat–Cow

Commonly used for focus & clarityOn hands and knees. Inhale to drop the belly and lift the chest, exhale to round the spine and tuck the chin.

Cat-cow shown with the spine lowered and then rounded on hands and knees

Adho Mukha SvanasanaCaution: Glaucoma, High blood pressure

Downward-Facing Dog

Commonly used for focus & clarityFrom hands and knees, tuck the toes and lift the hips up and back into an inverted V.

Downward-facing dog with hands and feet grounded and hips lifted into an inverted V

Boat Pose

Commonly used for focus & claritySit, lean back slightly, and lift the shins parallel to the floor with arms reaching forward.

Boat pose balancing with the torso leaned back, legs raised, and arms reaching forward

Chair Pose

Commonly used for focus & clarityStand with feet together, bend the knees deeply and sink the hips back as if sitting down. Reach the arms up.

Chair pose with knees bent, hips back, and arms reaching overhead

Guided breathing

4 practices

4 in · 4 hold · 4 out · 4 holdCaution: Breath holds

Box Breathing

Commonly used for focus & clarityEqual sides: in, hold, out, hold — four seconds each. Used for steadying focus under pressure; the holds train tolerance for the pause instead of rushing the next breath.

Diaphragmatic Breathing

Commonly used for focus & clarityInhale through your nose for four seconds into the belly rather than the chest, then exhale through your nose for six seconds. Place a hand on your belly and feel it rise as you breathe in. No holds. About eight cycles. This is the foundational technique if you are new to breathwork.

Alternate Nostril

Commonly used for focus & clarityInhale through the left nostril for four seconds, exhale through the right for four seconds, inhale through the right for four seconds, then exhale through the left for four seconds. About six full rounds.

5.5 in · 5.5 out

Coherent Breathing

Commonly used for focus & clarityBreathe in for 5.5 seconds, out for 5.5 seconds, no holds. About five and a half breaths per minute — the pace most associated with heart rate variability and a calm, steady nervous system.