Hello and welcome to your guided meditation for simply stopping.
My name is Maria and I will be guiding you through this calming meditation to help you take a pause.
Pausing throughout the day can help the mind and body take a much-needed break.
Let's begin by taking a moment to allow your body to settle into a comfortable position.
You may close your eyes or keep them slightly open allowing the spine to lift,
The shoulders to soften.
Today we will practice simply stopping.
Begin by taking a full breath in and a long breath out.
Notice what it's like to just stop,
To simply be still and present in this moment.
You may notice thoughts,
Bodily sensations,
Sounds,
Just noticing what it's like to be alive in just this moment.
Simply stopping.
Each time you find the mind somewhere else,
Play with inviting a sense of stopping.
Let's continue practicing this for a little while as we near the end,
Finishing with a deep breath in and a long breath out.
Welcome back.
Gently open the eyes and take in your surroundings.
I invite you for the rest of the day when you start a new activity,
Maybe a work meeting,
Maybe a meal,
Practice stopping and practicing one minute of silence to give yourself time to stop and become more present to this next activity.
