Mindfulness with Morning Coffee

Bring some extra mindfulness into your morning routine with this short practice. Together we will slow down and fully savor a morning cup of coffee or tea in mindfulness and intentionality. I hope it brings some peace to your morning and helps you start your day off on a mindful note.

Transcript

Good morning,

And thank you for joining me today for a few minutes of mindfulness.

This practice is designed to give you a little extra peace in your morning by incorporating mindfulness into what might already be a morning ritual for you,

Drinking your morning coffee or tea.

So whenever you're ready,

I invite you to grab a mug of your favorite warm beverage,

Coffee,

Tea,

Cocoa,

Whatever sounds good to you,

And then take a seat somewhere cozy.

If you need a moment to set up,

Please feel free to pause the meditation.

And whenever you're ready,

We'll begin by taking three deep breaths.

As you inhale,

Feeling your breath inflating your belly,

Expanding your ribs side to side,

And drawing all the way up into your lungs and chest,

And exhaling to let it all out,

Letting go of anything that isn't serving you today.

I'm doing that just a few times.

When you're ready,

I invite you to hold your drink.

If the mug isn't too hot,

Then perhaps you can even wrap both hands around it,

Feeling the warmth of the mug on your skin.

Taking a few breaths here and just noticing how that feels,

Enjoying the warmth and taking in the moment.

For our practice today,

We will be keeping our eyes open,

But I invite you to play around with softening your gaze.

So perhaps that means closing your eyelids slightly,

Maybe letting your periphery vision blur out a little bit,

Just softening.

And with your softened gaze,

I invite you to become aware of the sight of your mug,

Noticing the colors,

The patterns,

The textures,

And the shapes.

Any shadows or reflections,

Just breathing and noticing and trying to keep your focus entirely on the present.

Other thoughts may come in,

In fact they probably will,

And that's totally fine.

Perhaps these are thoughts about the day ahead or memories of things that happened yesterday,

And that's totally normal.

But when you do notice some thoughts coming in,

I invite you to gently return your focus to the present as soon as you notice this happening,

And just let the thoughts float away,

Taking another breath and returning your focus to the present.

Now bringing your awareness to your drink,

Noticing if you can see any reflections in the liquid,

Noticing if there is any steam coming off the top,

Noticing the color and the texture,

Taking a moment to feel gratitude for the pleasure of drinking a morning cup of coffee or tea.

Now perhaps bringing the mug up closer toward your face,

Taking some deep breaths through your nose to really enjoy the smell of your drink.

Taking a few moments here in full awareness of the smell,

The touch sensations,

And the smell of your drink.

And finally,

I invite you to take a taste.

But rather than just gulping down your drink,

I invite you to take a very small sip,

And if the temperature allows,

Let it sit in your mouth longer than you normally would,

Feeling the coffee or tea on your tongue and allowing yourself to fully taste,

Noticing the interplay of flavors,

Noticing the smooth texture and warm temperature,

Holding the drink in your mouth for as long as you'd like,

And swallowing whenever you're ready,

And perhaps doing this a few more times,

Fully enjoying the full experience of your morning coffee or tea,

Allowing yourself to be fully present,

Fully aware of all of your senses.

Feel free to stay here for as long as you like,

Enjoying the silence and the peace and the joy that come from being fully present.

I'll leave you here to enjoy the rest of your coffee or tea,

But I thank you for joining me,

And I hope you have a wonderful day.

Reviews

Thank you Abby! This was just the ticket for me this morning. I love my cafe con leche even more today 😀🤗💕

This has easily become one of my favorites here! 🙏🏼 Thank you!

Lovely way to insert mindfulness into my morning coffee routine!

Wonderful cup of coffee, True Bliss 🙏 ☕️❤️sending gratitude and blessings

Lovely way to take time to be present with one of my favorite parts of starting the day. Thank you! 🙏🏼✨

Mindfulness with coffee is an amazing way to start the morning. I meditated but forgot to make a cup. Now, I have to make some. Thank you 🙏

A unique and much appreciated way to start the day, especially on a Saturday morning. Thank you.

First time doing this type of meditation and really enjoyed slowing my coffee drinking down and being more mindful. Thank you for this new experience! 🙏🏻

Love this, just wish there was soft music playing in the background - to help with the dead spots

Thank you 🙏🏻🙏🏻 wonderful, my kind of mindfulness!
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One of the best grounding and mindfulness exercises I’ve ever done. It made poetry and ritual out of a simple moment. I do tend to gulp my tea, and now I’ll try this practice more, even with other drinks and meals. Thank you!

A lovely practice of presence and paying attention ❣️

Very relaxing. Perfect complement to my morning cup of coffee.

This was so nice. It’s hard for me to be still and meditate sometimes, so this interactive experience really helped me. It helped me to slow down and present and really enjoy the simple pleasures in life, like a good morning cup of coffee.

Thank you ao much. That was the beat morning coffee ever! Om!

Thank you, wonderful mindfuness exercise to start my day! Very soothing and grounding.

Thank you for sharing this practice and I fully experienced filled with gratitude a cup of coffee from the moment it was felt in my hand until the soft liquid made its way to warm my belly.

So nice and peaceful- namaste 🙏

Delightful. This meditation enhanced one of my favorite rituals. ☕️Thank you and Blessings. 🌻💜