In the past few weeks I've started a sweet little ritual of getting up early to sit on my couch and watch the sun come through the trees. It's nothing really. Sometimes it's only five minutes. Early rising is not my strong suit, but it's been worth it. I just sit there and do nothing. This is not easy, but ultimately finding this moment of stillness changes my day. 
 
I know you hear people say this over and over again. We know the value in it logically, but do you take time to feel the experience of being still? Knowing it in your body is what makes it stick, what makes it potent. 
 
I find that taking even an extra moment in my car before I go into the studio is extremely rewarding. I can finish listening to a song I like or sit quietly and just people watch. I don't necessarily think about anything. In fact, I try not to. Because I am always planning, always out somewhere ahead, this small pause makes me simply be where I am without any expectation of the next thing.
 
The more you do this, the more you can recapture the physical experience of settling into your body, into the moment.
 
Start small.
 
See what you can do in the coming week, and track the physical sensations that arise. You can name it -- "This is being still" or "Being still feels like ..." -- that way you have a point of reference later in your day when you are not able to be still. The effects will be cumulative and rewarding.