The Experiment

The 10 Territories of The Experiment 🌿

Over the next 10 weeks we will move through 10 areas of life - one at a time, with full attention and intention.

Think of each as a territory we enter together. We are here to explore, to see it clearly, feel it fully, and experiment with what shifts when we bring conscious awareness to it.

Week 1 — Body
Week 2 — Mind
Week 3 — Spirit
Week 4 — Time
Week 5 — Stillness
Week 6 — Creativity
Week 7 — Relationship
Week 8 — Nature
Week 9 — Vision
Week 10 — Integration

Each week builds on the last. By week 10 you will have touched every layer of your life - intentionally, experimentally, with awareness you didn't have before.

Week 2 - Mind 🧠

Welcome to your second open buffet.

This week our territory is the Mind - the instrument through which we interpret everything. Not the mind as something to control or silence, but the mind as something to observe, befriend, and gently redirect. We are not trying to stop thinking. We are learning to notice the thinker.

Below is your menu. Choose one from each category, something that genuinely calls to you, not what you think you should choose.

Trust your first instinct.

➕ ADD: choose one mind practice to bring in this week

    • 5-11 minutes of silent sitting meditation daily - no app, no music, no technique beyond watching the breath. Just you and the mind, observing what arises without following it. Whatever time you choose, stay with it.

    • A daily "thought audit" - once a day, pause and ask: is this thought true, is it kind, is it useful? Notice it clearly, without judgement but with curiosity.

    • One conversation a day without your phone present - full presence with another human being, phone in another room. Notice what the mind does when it isn't reaching for distraction.

    • Single-tasking for one activity daily — choose one task each day (eating, walking, washing dishes) and do only that, with full attention. No podcast, no multitasking. Notice this feels and journal.

    • Morning pages - three pages of unfiltered, stream-of-consciousness writing first thing in the morning, before checking your phone. Let the mind empty itself onto paper.

    • Your own choice of practice, or suggested Sat Kriya for mental clarity

➖ REMOVE: choose one thing to release from the mind this week

    • News consumption before 10am - give your mind the first hours of the day before flooding it with the world's noise. Notice how your baseline mental state shifts.

    • Multitasking - for one week, do one thing at a time as much as possible. Notice how much mental energy multitasking actually costs you.

    • Self-criticism in your inner dialogue - every time you catch a harsh inner comment, simply notice it without adding more judgment about having judged yourself. Just observe.

    • Comparing yourself to others on social media - this week, when scrolling, notice the comparison impulse arising and consciously set it down. You don't need to stop scrolling. Just stop comparing.

    • Overthinking decisions that don't matter - give yourself a 10-second rule for small decisions this week. What to wear, what to eat, which route to take. Decide and move on.

    • Your choice of a mental habit that doesn't serve

🌀 DEEPEN: choose one to commit to for the full week

    • Your existing meditation or mindfulness practice - if you already have one, this week you deepen it. Longer sits, more consistency, or simply more presence within the practice itself.

    • Tracking your thought patterns - keep a simple log of recurring thoughts, especially the ones that loop. By day 7 you'll start to see the architecture of your own mind.

    • A mind-based creative project - journaling your internal world, mapping your thoughts visually, writing letters to your own mind. Bring creative attention to your inner landscape.

    • Learning something about how the mind actually works - neuroscience, psychology, contemplative philosophy. Spend 20–30 minutes this week exploring how your mind is built and why it does what it does.

    • A weekly practice of mental rest you have been postponing - the digital detox afternoon, the day without decisions, the retreat into silence. Schedule it and keep it.

    • Practice of your choice

A few notes before you choose 🌿

Read the menu, read the moon cycle guide and listen to yourself. There is no right answer and no comparison. What one person removes another may need to add.

Once you have chosen please write your three choices in your notebook with today's date. If you can, make it your phone screen saver (using Canva if you fancy fancy :) or by just typing it in notes and adding to the screen saver) so you have a constant reminder. Then share them here in the group so we can hold each other's intentions.

I will share individual guidance from your natal charts before our call tomorrow. General recommendations aligned with the lunar cycle are on the separate page.