Mindfulness Daily Check-In October 29
Hello everyone! Welcome to the Mindfulness daily check-in! 
I hope everyone is doing well. 
My question to you, "What do you think about when lying down?"
Lying down is, of course, an act of rest. But too often when we lie down we rest the body while still working the mind. How many times have you gone to bed worrying about the next day? Such moments are not genuine rest, and they certainly are not conducive to good sleep.
So, here is how we can practice mindfulness while lying down to rest.
When lying down with the body, we should lie down with the mind too. To do this, focus the mind on the body. Focus on the body at rest.
Begin by focusing on the crown of your head. Notice what sensations are there. Is there any tension? If so, imagine breathing fresh air into that area. The fresh air relaxes. It carries away the tension.
Once the crown of your head is relaxed, move down to your forehead and repeat the process there.
Continue one step at a time, progressing through your eyes, nose, mouth, neck and so on, all the way to your feet.
Your entire body will now be utterly relaxed. Focus on it. Be mindful of your entire body. Particularly be aware of the sense of relaxation. Keep the mind there, your consciousness evenly spread across your whole body.
This is lying down in mind as well as in body. It is an immensely relaxing experience and one of the best ways of refreshing the mind.
Let me know your thoughts below! 
there is no one answer to what i think about when i'm laying down. sometimes i take virtual vacations, i'm partial to the mountains... sometimes i watch documentary tv from online archives, occassionally a movie will catch my interest. i'm not terribly prone to 'thinking', tho of course i always have peripheral 'thoughts',, since my brain is still working.
@GustyOne4U
Yes that darn brain that doesn't know it's time to "shut off" and sleep lol
Such a beautiful body scan mindfulness activity - thank you for sharing! I try to do this but not as often as I like so it's so nice to be reminded of it as awareness is key to changing our behaviour. Especially at night when we can tend to worry about the next day rather than nourishing our body with sleep. Thank you!
To the individual that posted about anger. I find trying to meditate on acceptance quite empowering, it does take time and doesn't happen overnight and may take even more time than you thought but it's redirecting your mind to encourage it to let go of the things it cannot control and the things we can assist like our own peace of mind. I do hope you feel better soon as anger is such an uncomfortable emotion. Remember, it is trying to tell us something - what do you think it's trying to tell you?
:)
@LisaDeRegtMBPsS
HI Lisa good to see you todayYes I agree with you Lisa I too love body scans. You hit it on the button on te acceptance part, and it not coming over night. It is sure a very hard step to accomplish and keep moving forward. But it is possible. Some find it difficult as they see acceptance as a failure or something stupid in a certain situation. But it is not this at all. Acceptance doesn't maen we accept things and let others walk all over us. Just means at that moment we accept the way we feel, think and situation. As we can not most of the time change things. But we can change how we think, feel or react...mostly just accepting this is enough.
Wow Lisa I can go on and on with this mindfulness skill. I saw this and had to stop lol. It really is good to see you around today
