Mindfulness Daily Check-In September 4, 2017
Nature and Mindfulness: Part 5
Hello amazing folks ! How are you? This will be our last part of Nature and Mindfulness series. Today we'll focus on Mindfulness Observation.
This exercise is simple but incredibly powerful because it helps you notice and appreciate seemingly simple elements of your environment in a more profound way.
The exercise is designed to connect us with the beauty of the natural environment, something that is easily missed when we are rushing around in the car or hopping on and off trains on the way to work.
1. Choose a natural object from within your immediate environment and focus on watching it for a minute or two. This could be a flower or an insect, or even the clouds or the moon.
2. Dont do anything except notice the thing you are looking at. Simply relax into watching for as long as your concentration allows.
3. Look at this object as if you are seeing it for the first time.
4. Visually explore every aspect of its formation, and allow yourself to be consumed by its presence.
5. Allow yourself to connect with its energy and its purpose within the natural world.
Now share with us:
a. Which natural object did you choose?
b. How did it feel doing this exercise?
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I observed the big tree right in front of my room's window. It's calming to look at the tree, with its green leaves, yellow leaves, its height. It feels like autumn is approaching. For a moment, I forgot about little upsetting things in my daily life
@ambitiousCity3124 that sounds amazing ! your description tells that you've deeply been into it 
i am glad that it helped you to stay away from the upsetting events of life
@SunFern yep, it's helpful 
It actually did help me a bit to combat my anxiety before tomorrow presentation
I like this exercise! I chose to observe the clouds, and it was really relaxing to watch them go by. It made me feel calm and relaxed, and I think I'd like to try this out more when I next take a walk :) thanks for this check-in!
@peppermintlove woohoo ! clouds seem so surreal and awesome ! i am glad that you liked it and it helped you.
@SunFern
Hello I just got back from my family trip and got to do therapy there also :D I went to the beach and our room just is right in front of the beach.
a. Which natural object did you choose?
I choose the sky above us
b. How did it feel doing this exercise?
i enjoy the sky while the wind slowly blowing with the sound of the wave. It's really relaxing. I focus on the clouds and watching them slowly move aside and sometmes thinking about their shapes. It makes me relax as I just focus on the objects and mesmerized on them
@InvisibleAngel92 this sounds fantastic ! the vastness of sky is itself so calming and i am glad that you found it relaxing. i find it really amazing too to explore and think about the shapes of clouds !
also hope the trip was fun for you and your therapy went good too
@SunFern thank you :) yes I did enjoy andy therapy went well also cause I got to do in different environment and it was fun :D
Yes it's somehow helped me to focus more on the clouds while thinking about what shapes could it be
@InvisibleAngel92 awesome !
@SunFern
I just have to say....I really enjoy your check-ins. I choose to watch a tree. I noticed how it swayed with the movement of the wind. How it sounded smooth and consistant. And the smell of the leaves and well jusy nature. It made me feel like rocking and calm
@RumpleSteeleSkin aww thank you. i am delighted that you like my check-ins !
thanks for checking-in and trying this exercise. tree is a great choice. and i love how you noticed and mentioned about the sound and smell of leaves. both of these have a calming, surreal effect I think. i am glad that you found it calming too.
