Do not panic. Do not panic. Do not panic. Repeat aloud if necessary.

Recall ocean breath and perform five times consecutively.

Close eyes.

Bring awareness inward.

Slowly assume Mountain pose.

Use Witness Body. Mindfully remove yourself from the situation and pretend the child is not yours. View unfolding scene from above. Recall Vajrapradama Mudra – The Mudra of Unshakable Confidence. You are completely unaffected by the overturned cart, mess on the floor, noise, and stares. Remove oneself! Stretch muscles in face to form a disgusted look. Gently guide awareness back into the store. Nod head concurringly to lady standing next to you who remarks, “Oh dear….where is that child’s mother?!”

Release grip on shopping cart.

Turn body 90 degrees.

Transition into walking meditation as practiced last night in yoga class.

Expand gaze to store entrance. Focus! Focus!

Begin to walk…mindfully…gradually…toward doors. Ignore the scene unfolding around you. You are in the world but not of the world. Repeat to yourself as you walk….

“I am in this store but not of this store.”

“I am in this store but not of this store.”

“I am in this store but not of this store.”

Reminder to Self: do not collide with beings, objects or large displays in path.

Relax and allow all visions of this setting and the sound of screaming child in floor to fade into the distance.

Notice: entrance doors now “sealed off” and SWAT Team arriving.

Awareness to 1st chakra (or is it 3rd?). Power, survival, WILL. Pass through sealed glass doors with ease.

Ignore sounds of breaking glass and all physical response to pain.

Resume Mountain pose on sidewalk in front of store.

Remove sweaty t-shirt.

Close eyes.

Inhale fresh oxygen. Raise arms overhead. Tilt face toward sun. Notice breeze on shoulders and breasts.

Exhale and release arms to Standing Seal of Yoga position, with hands clasped behind back.

Open eyes and gaze into officer’s eyes. Blue. Blue. As in deep Sea blue. Hmmm….Revisit guided imagery and ocean breath.

Vague voice in distance….”M’am? M’am?.....….blah blah blah…..right to remain silent….something about an attorney (?)…..blub blub blub…indecent exposure…neglect…disturbance of peace… instability…murmur murmur…”

Recall: “Your lips are moving but all I hear is blah blah blah.”

Smile.

Important note to Self: Immediately upon release – increased focus on new and improved family planning techniques.