Daily Mindfulness Check-in 5th August 2020

Hi Mindfulness Community!

I hope you are all well. Today I wanted to share with you a 5-minute meditation that I hope you'll find helpful!

After the meditation can you answer the following questions:

1. What is your favourite kind of mindfulness exercise?

.2. What has mindfulness taught you?

5-minute meditation

Start with closing your eyes if comfortable or slightly open

Start with taking 3 deep breaths

As you settle into a natural rhythm of the breath, knowing throughout the practice you will hear sounds inside the room, sounds outside, these are no distractions, no disruptions, simply whats happening around us as we sit and breathe.

(30 second pause)

Begin to notice the mind as it wanders, jumping from thought to thought. Gently guide the attention and focus to the stomach or chest. As you breathe in feel them rise, breathing out feel them fall.

(30 second pause)

Simply continuing this practice, observing sensation of breath (30 second pause)

Notice the mind as it wanders. Release that thought, returning attention and focus to the breath

(30 second pause)

Breathing in, follow the breath in, breathing out, follow the breath out

(30 second pause)

The mind wanders, gently guide attention back to the breath

(30 second pause)

Letting go of expectations or judgments of your practice, just sitting and breathing

(30 secondpause)

Breathing in, feeling the stomach rise. Breathing out, feel the stomach fall

(30 second pause)

Learning to be comfortable in stillness

(30 second pause)

Knowing what it is like to just sit and breathe

(30 second pause)

Again, taking 3 deep breaths

Slowly open the eyes, slowly begin to move

This type of 5 minute mediation will calm your nerves, regulate your breathing, and reduce stress levels with daily sessions. With such a variety of meditation practices, find one that works best for you. Are you more of a visual learner or verbal learner? Try to find out what works for you for the best results!

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