Sensory Awareness Meditation

A short sensory awareness meditation using the breath and the five senses to bring attention into the present moment. This simple mindfulness practice moves through sight, sound, smell, touch and taste, helping to calm the mind, encourage grounding and develop present-moment awareness. Gentle and accessible, it is suitable for beginners, adults and children.

Transcript

Let's sit down or lie down. Whatever way you feel comfortable. We're going to relax. By focusing on our senses. First, We will tape. Three deep breaths together. Breathing in and out. In. . . . And out. In. . . And out. Wow. We will focus on what we see. You can look at something in the room or really far away out the window. Are on the other side of the room. Let's focus on what it looks like. What size it is. What shape it is. The colors, How it moves. Let's focus on these while we take three deep breaths. Breathing in. Breathing in. And dead. And then Now, If you like, You can close your eyes. Or look at something far away. We are going to focus on touch. What do you feel touching you? Breeze on your face. The cold air on your hands. Your clothes on your body Let's think about what we can feel. For three breaths. In. . . And that. And. . . Okay. On that. Next, We are going to focus on sound. What can we hear? What can we hear in the room? What can we hear? Far away. The loud, Loud noises. The soft, Gentle noises. Let's focus on these sounds. For three breaths. In. . . And out. And. . . In. Now. . . We will focus on. What we can smell. Feel the air coming through your nose. Feel the cold air coming out as you breathe out. To help. You can put your finger under your nose to feel the air coming in. And out. Let's do this three times. Noticing the different smells in the air. And the last one in. And out. Notice how you feel. Calm and relaxed. Stay like this for as long as you like. Breathing slowly. Choosing your senses to focus on. What can you see? What can you hear? What can you feel? And what can you smell?