#41 Finding Calm in Chaos

In this episode, Roy and Catherine ask how you actually find calm inside chaos. Catherine draws on her long practice with Five Rhythms Dance, a freestyle movement meditation whose third rhythm is literally called Chaos. In that rhythm you let go completely, letting your body move however your emotions and energy dictate, however bizarre or erratic that looks, and what she’s found, over and over, is that fully surrendering into it eventually reveals a calm, settled center right in the middle of her, as if anxiety, confusion and overwhelm simply burn off. That calm is what tips the practice into the next rhythm, called lyrical. She argues the same surrender works with chaos in daily life, not just movement, comparing it to an artist’s studio mid-creation, paint and materials everywhere, chaos on the surface, but something solid and real forming at the center of it. She also shares a simple reset technique for when she needs a break from chaos rather than surrendering into it: lying flat on her back upstairs, arms out, palms up, legs slightly apart, eyes closed, breathing deeply for five minutes while letting thoughts buzz without engaging them, after which she feels like a different person, sometimes joined by one of her cats settling in next to her. Roy connects this to watching his late father spiral into panic over something as simple as making toast and tea, in contrast to hosting an entire extended-family Christmas dinner himself without stress, staying fully in his zone while his mother asked how he was so calm. He extends the idea to business and dating, where getting overwhelmed by too much happening at once is common, and his fix is the same: step away, go for a walk to clear your head without turning it into another task, or take a weekend or full week away even when it feels impossible, because that distance from the chaos is often exactly what produces the creative solution. Catherine closes by noting that most people either avoid chaos entirely or become addicted to it, and neither extreme serves anyone well. Roy Coughlan · The Podfather Network Website: https://roycoughlan.com/ Virtual Assistants: https://va.world/ Private Networking Group: Learn about a Private Networking Group in 50 US States & 47+ Countries with 700+ Members https://connectedleaders.academy Brain Upgrade: https://brainupgrade.org/ The Authority Alliance: A Foundation of Experts — community for entrepreneurs, coaches, and thought leaders to connect, collaborate, and grow their authority together: https://theauthorityalliance.com/ EMF Protection: https://protectfromemf.org/ Health & Wellness: https://podfather.thefrequencyawakening.com/ Make the most of your calling. Book an Exploratory Call with Catherine: https://beingspace.world/#explore 🤝 Join Catherine’s Being Space Community ✦ Website: https://beingspace.world ✦ Podcast: https://truthandtranscendence.com ✦ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherinellewellynbeingspace/ ✦ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BEINGSPACEcatherinellewellyn ✦ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beingspace.world/ ✦ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BeingSpaceWorld #DifferentPoints #FindingCalmInChaos #Podcast #BeingSpace #CatherineLlewellyn #RoyCoughlan