Customizing the OneBreathIn Practice

Yesterday, I realized something important: I hadn’t done my OneBreathIn practice for three days. I’d been so focused on working on the website—switching from WordPress to Blogger, troubleshooting storage, updating navigation—that I completely turned off my alarms. I thought I’d return to them later, but three days passed. It was ironic, almost hilarious, considering how I was troubleshooting the OneBreathIn website. I hit snooze on my own practice...shameful. But I believe in this practice so as much as I fall off I will get back on smarter.

Part of the challenge for me has been the alerts themselves. Over time, I created talking alerts with long, poetic prompts about visualization. One of my original prompts was:

"How does it feel living your best life, a life filled with creativity, publishing, and a global gathering of like-minded hearts and minds? You are enjoying this time, this space, this reality."

While this was beautiful, it was too long and distracting. Yesterday I realized that moment-to-moment, what I need to visualize changes at different 59th minutes. Sometimes I want the same visualization for multiple alerts, but sometimes I need something immediate—like visualizing a problem solved, or peace in the world, or children playing safely in Ukraine.

So I simplified the alert to just one word: “Dream.” This single word gives me full flexibility to visualize whatever is immediate and necessary in the moment. Eyes open, I pause for a minute, imagining what I need or want right now.

When the next alert sounds, it says: “Now breathe into that world.” embodying what I just created in my mind.

This one word prompt approach made the practice feel easy, fluid, and alive today. I didn’t feel interrupted this time; after learning how to customize the practice for my life. Some people may only need a single vibration on their smartwatch, others a double alert or a specific message. The point is that the practice is flexible, personal, and evolving.

By refining my prompt to say "Dream", it felt like I was stepping into a portal of pure creative flow. And I feel empowered and excited to continue my practice.

★★★★★

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