There's just time to take a breather before the next thing.
Finding a quiet spot,
A space just to close your eyes for a few minutes.
Taking a few deep belly breaths,
Bringing the air right down into the belly and feeling the belly pull in,
The abdomen expand and the chest lift,
Then blowing out hard and releasing and letting go of tension.
Doing this a few times.
Then letting the breath find its own rhythm,
Just breathing in and out,
Bringing your attention down into the belly,
Grounding yourself,
Feeling the movements of the body as you breathe in and out.
Feeling the air flow in through the nose down the throat into the chest,
Lifting the belly.
Breathing out,
Each out breath carrying any tightness away and allowing your body to soften just a little.
Consciously relaxing the shoulders,
Feeling them droop as you breathe.
Letting your face soften,
Loosening the jaw,
Eyes,
Eye sockets.
No need to hold an expression right now,
Just following the breath.
Noticing the mind is still doing its job,
The thought stream still happening,
Still thinking,
Planning,
That's normal,
Just let it be.
Try not to get caught up on the commentary but letting the thoughts come and go and returning your attention again and again.
Gently to where you want it to be right now,
Which is just on the breath and the movement of the body.
The rise and fall of the belly as you breathe in and out and anchoring your awareness there.
Just taking a breather,
Not being distracted by any sounds or thoughts or sensations,
Just allowing yourself to follow the breath for another minute.
Good,
And just before you release your attention from the breath and turn it to the next thing that you need to do.
Take a moment to recognise that taking a breather can help steady the
