Can't Switch Off? A 5-Minute Reset For An OverActive Mind

A short reset for when your mind won’t switch off. Use gentle breathing, body awareness and visualisation to step out of overthinking, create space around your thoughts, and return to the present moment.

Perfect for busy moments when you feel mentally overloaded, stuck in a thought loop, or simply need to feel calmer.

Sound Effect - Alek_Jauk from Pixabay
Music - AtlasAudio from Pixabay
Image by Adina Voicu from Pixabay

Transcript

Take a slow breath in through your nose. And breathe out gently. Letting the exhale take a little more time. Again, Breathe in. And slowly breathe out. Now bring your attention to the physical experience of breathing. Feel your ribs widen. Feel your belly move. Feel the air passing through your nostrils. You don't have to make the breath perfect. Just stay close to what you can actually feel. Now imagine you are sitting beside a quiet river. The water is moving steadily in front of you. A thought appears. Instead of following it, Imagine placing that thought onto a small leaf. And setting the leaf on the water. Watch it drift away. Another thought comes. Another leaf. You don't need to examine what's written in it. You don't need to decide. Whether the thought is true. Useful. Fair. Are important. You are simply watching it move. Downstream. Now notice your next breath. Cool air entering. Warm air leaving. Your body is here. The river is here. This moment is here. And thought can exist. Without requiring your attention. If your mind brings you something urgent. Simply notice. There's a thought. Then return to the breath. Inhale slowly. Exhale completely. Feel your shoulders soften. Feel the weight of your body being supported beneath you. You're creating a little distance between yourself and whatever your mind is producing. One breath. One moment. One thought passing by. Take one final slow breath in. A long, Easy breath out. Carry this sense of space with you. As you return to your day. Your thoughts can move. You don't have to move with them.