07:15

Centered in 7 Minutes

by Patty Hlava, Ph.D.

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4.2
Type
guided
Activity
Meditation
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Everyone
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A short, gentle guided practice to ground and center. A good practice for when you're feeling stressed or overwhelmed.

ShortGroundingStressOverwhelmBody AwarenessRelaxationSelf MassageBreathingMindfulnessAwarenessMuscle RelaxationBelly BreathingMindful ObservationSensory AwarenessCenteringGentlenessGuided PracticesHeart CenterHeartVisualizations

Transcript

Now finding a comfortable seat and settling into the body.

Really sensing into the support of the seat beneath you and feeling your feet on the ground.

You might even push your toes into the ground to reinforce that feeling of contact between your feet and the earth below.

And sensing into the support of your body,

Feeling fully supported here.

As you gently settle in,

Placing one hand right at the heart center and the other hand gently at the belly.

And bringing your attention to the breath.

Feeling the inhale and the exhale.

Breathing in and letting go.

To become aware of the feeling of support of the seat beneath you,

The points of contact between your legs and the chair.

Noticing the points of contact between your back and the seat behind you.

Allowing yourself to feel fully supported here.

Support beneath and behind you.

The support of the earth beneath your feet.

The warmth of your hand on your heart.

The gentleness of the hand resting easily over the belly.

Letting the muscles in the face soften.

Muscles in the neck and the shoulders to soften.

Allowing the breath to flow freely here.

Easy breath.

Those thoughts may pull at your attention.

You might notice this as the natural activity of the mind.

Gently notice this.

Observe.

Gently redirecting your attention back to the gentle movement of breath flowing in and out through the body.

Feeling ease here.

Letting whatever you feel is okay.

Letting each breath gently move.

Bringing your attention back now to the feeling of your feet on the ground.

Again pushing the toes down into the ground and forcing that contact.

Again being aware of the points of contact between your body and the environment around you.

Beginning to move your attention outward.

Noticing the space around you.

Feeling the sounds around you.

Beginning to visualize the room around you.

Feeling your eyes close,

Bring the palms of the hands together in front of the chest.

Rubbing them together to generate some heat.

And gently cupping the palms over your closed eyes.

Just feeling that warmth.

Just gently begin to blink your eyes open into the warmth underneath the hands.

And pressing the fingertips into the forehead.

You might offer a gentle massage.

Noticing what the body would like here.

Having a dialogue between the fingers and the muscles in the face.

Perhaps applying gentle pressure or circular motion.

Noticing where the fingers want to go.

Across the forehead,

Perhaps the temples.

Maybe gently holding the cheeks.

Moving down behind the ears along the sides of the neck.

Perhaps gently resting on the shoulders.

And taking one more rich breath in.

A full,

Steady exhale.

Gently refocusing on the space around you and noticing how your body feels in this moment.

Fully supported and at ease.

N remember the prescribed

Meet your Teacher

Patty Hlava, Ph.D.Maple Grove, MN, USA

4.2 (511)

Recent Reviews

Val

August 20, 2024

Thank you for the grounding and centering to regulate my emotions.

Susan

June 21, 2022

Very nice. Thanks

karla

December 22, 2020

Such a soothing voice. Thank You

Ken

May 8, 2020

👍 Excellent. Thank you 🙏

Claire

February 26, 2020

Very calming and grounding, thank you 🙏

Joye

February 16, 2020

I enjoyed this relaxing and calming meditation. I feel peaceful! Namasté! 🙏❤

Carrie

September 30, 2019

Just what I needed to start the week. Thank you. 💕

Gwendolyn

September 21, 2019

What a great way to reset, in just 7 min!!! Love it!!

💚Delilah💚

August 6, 2019

I enjoyed it 🙏🏻grounding 💚ty

Viktoria

November 16, 2018

A brief but meaningful meditation for calming and regeneration.

Kathy

January 25, 2018

This was great for the daytime centering. I appreciated the length as I found it to be the right amount of time for a break. The speaker has a pleasant soothing voice.

Claire

January 25, 2018

Lovely - I felt very relaxed in such a short time - I like the massaging of the face - a lovely way to start the day 😊

Michelle

November 9, 2017

Good and short. No definitive end. When she says at ease, it is complete, there is no bell.

Mary

November 8, 2017

So simple, yet completely effective. Lovely. Thank you.

Madeline

November 8, 2017

Lovely refresher

JP

November 8, 2017

Excellent meditation especially if you are short on time and have less than ten minutes to spare

Lisa💫

November 8, 2017

Love this one. Thank you.

Chico

November 8, 2017

Thank you for your peaceful voice

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