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The technique I use for centering is I enter a square room, paint one diagonal line from one of the corner to the other and the repeat for the other two corners and I stand in the middle of the X .. The center ;)

Ok that wasn't as funny as it seemed in my head lol. Seriously I center with the seven directions and I think in a way I center in my head since I tend to visualise and that's where the intent or focus is. Although now that I think about it it's more then just the head. Ill try an example maybe that is going to be a bit clearer as I feel I am not being very clear right now.
I normally close my eyes and start off with the east. Sometimes I imagine a medicine wheel other times not, just the direction. I might just focus on the lesson of the east and let the energy signature from that direction enter and surround me. I think that is where it works for me; I have to feel the energy of the direction. Sometimes I may add intent to it as well. For example, I would say spirits of the east please walk with me, make my mind clear, blow away the clutter that cloud my judgement and let me soar high so I can see..... So on and so forth with each element and the qualities that they possess that are needed right now.

But the key part for me is the energy signature. I go to each direction and center within that one, add the energy signature to my own. Then I go to the next one and repeat the process. Before moving on to the third direction I make sure I can still feel the first and second one and then I center in the third one… all the way to the end where I can feel all seven distinct energy signature around and within me, each in their distinct direction and then I make a whole out of it, I just let them all mingle together and create my center.

I don't know if it makes sense to anyone the way I wrote it but that's what works for me.

I find this is a great way to relieve stress and ground after a hard days work. You fell each element wash over you. The wind removes the stress from your mind by blowing it off, the fire engulfs you and burns negative energy that still might be clinging to you, water washes over you and purifies you and earth absorbs anything harmful that might be left. I you can really feel each element you would be surprise at the difference it makes after 2-3 min.

As for centering with the plexus I can only offer a little bit of advice here. I have never done that per se but I imagine that your point of focus is the plexus instead of being a whole body sensation like what I described above. I don't know if there is anything special to do though.

Be Water, you have Panther medicine right? If so you might like this exercise. At one point last year Panther showed up in my life and he talked a lot about things having to be from the heart and he talked about centering from the heart too. Basically for me it was the same as I stated above but the point of focus for the energies at play was the heart.

Its hard to describe, for some reason it was really different in a way.

Im sure you don't have to use my technique and that whatever technique you favour will work. Better yet, ask Panther about it… im sure it will turn out to be an interesting trip