The art of hosting yourself.

In the Art of Hosting practice, one of the corner stones is to host oneself. The principle is an invitation for every individual to take care of themselves and their needs at any given point in time. It’s incredibly important to remember, especially in an Art of Hosting training, that you do have needs, identifying and fulfilling them.

Just as well, it’s important to remember in the everyday life as we walk through our days. Some days you have a need for walking, others you need to sit down a lot more. Quite often, the needs we have from day to day are the same for periods of time. A daily practice then seems resonable, to host yourself properly.

If you don’t have a personal practice, or have a hard time to host yourself, there are some things to consider before plunging in to one.

– Take it slowly.

Building a personal practice takes time. Start out small and build. If you want to start eating a healthy breakfast, starting with an egg can be an appropriate step instead of cooking a full brunch for yourself every morning.

– Try, evaluate and fail.

Trial and error is incredibly important when building a personal practice, as they are very personal. You can’t copy anyone else’s practice and expect it to work for you, however similar you seem to be to the person you’re copying.

– Find your daily rhythm.

We have different peak points of our days. Most people have their peak in the morning, but not all of us. Some need to start their day with physical movement, others need to move around at lunchtime.

– Commit.

A daily practice takes energy to implement. Make sure that once you decide to create one, commit to it. It’ll make it a lot easier to keep the practice up over time.

Finally, be kind to yourself. You’re going to slip. At times you’ll need to change your personal practice up. At times you’ll need to diverge from it. Always remember that the practice is for you to feel good. If it doesn’t, it isn’t working.