Mindfulness Daily Check In June 29 2017
Hello everyone
How are you all doing today? I'd like us to take a few moments and try and check in on how our body is doing. Ok you ready-come sit with me for a few minutes.
Find a nice comfortable safe to be- sit up.
Take a few deep breaths.
And as you take a deep breath, bring in more oxygen enlivening the body. And as you exhale, have a sense of relaxing more deeply.
You can notice your feet on the floor, notice the sensations of your feet touching the floor. The weight and pressure, vibration, heat.
You can notice your legs against the chair, pressure, pulsing, heaviness, lightness.
Notice your back against the chair.
Bring your attention into your stomach area. If your stomach is tense or tight, let it soften. Take a breath.
Notice your hands. Are your hands tense or tight. See if you can allow them to soften.
Notice your arms. Feel any sensation in your arms. Let your shoulders be soft.
Notice your neck and throat. Let them be soft. Relax.
Soften your jaw. Let your face and facial muscles be soft.
Then notice your whole body present. Take one more breath.
Be aware of your whole body as best you can. Take a breath. And then when youre ready, you can open your eyes.
Welcome back! So how did doing this make you feel? How was checking in with your body?
Here are a few more mindfulness body scans
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@RumpleSteeleSkin
I feel a bit better now (no I didn't do the meditation) I was just so depressed earlier today but I just feel a bit better at the moment.
@sensitiveShade5337
Hi Shade Im so glad to hear just this simple check in helped with changing how you feel-even just for a bit. Do it several times a day if you need to. Try other ones. Im so glad to see you enjoying and trying mindfulness
@RumpleSteeleSkin I started using a meditation app at the same time I started using 7Cups. I'm in my second week now. Mindfulness is the most comfortable and helpful place for me at this time. I'm glad this is an area on 7cups. Thank you for this thread.
@SelfRescuingPrincess
Princess hi welcome to the Mindfulness Forum So glad you are here. Im glad you found a mindfulness app that is helpful to you. Please browse around this forum area and read many things. Also you can post things in the areas here in mindfulness.
Again glad to meet you
@RumpleSteeleSkin thank you! It's nice to have some help that I don't have to immediately pay for!
@SelfRescuingPrincess
Hiya Princess nice to see you here Yes it is great to find some free mental health services that you can use-as therapy and stuff can become very expensive. Im very glad for 7cups as well
If there is anything that you like to read on or learn concerning mindfulness please let me know and the team will work on getting that together.
I feel great today. I just completed a ten minute Mindfulness exercise here on 7 Cups, through My Path. I feel calm and relaxed!! :)
@safeandsoundta
Hi Safe good to see you. WOW thank you for sharing that you did mindfulness and also some of your growth path. YAY
@RumpleSteeleSkin It's good to see you (or talk to you, so to say), too! I'm glad to be able to share that, mindfulness and meditation are so relaxing to me!!