Welcome to today's JAM mindful break.
JAM is my personal mindfulness method that incorporates journaling affirmations and meditation.
This is what we will do here today.
Today we will focus on letting go.
Go ahead and grab a notebook and pen.
Get settled where you feel comfortable.
This session is inspired by the five minutes to a mindful you self-reflection journal.
It's a great tool for creating mindful moments in your day.
Let's get started.
Take a few deep breaths.
Inhale all the way into your abdomen.
Exhale pushing all of the air out through your mouth.
This could feel like a sigh,
Releasing tension as you breathe.
I often like to share a quote that resonates with each JAM topic.
So today is,
Be like a tree and let the dead leaves drop.
Rumi.
Go ahead and take a few more deep breaths.
It's so easy to find yourself carrying a great deal of emotional and mental baggage around with you.
Things like old stories,
Hurts,
Patterns of behavior,
Self beliefs and other preconceptions.
It's no surprised,
No surprise we feel so bogged down sometimes,
Right?
Go ahead and close your eyes or soften your gaze in front of you.
Take another deep breath in.
Hold it for four counts.
Then exhale for the same number of counts.
Do this for a few moments until you find a rhythm that's comfortable for you.
Let's affirm this for ourselves.
Say this out loud or write down in your journal.
I will let go of the baggage that I carry for no reason.
I'll repeat that.
I will let go of the baggage that I carry for no reason.
Now you can let go of the awareness of your breath and shift your thoughts to the baggage that you are carrying.
Envision yourself putting down all of these bags.
How much lighter and freer do you feel walking away from all of this?
Take a few more deep breaths and open your eyes.
Grab your notepad and pen.
Take a few moments to reflect on what you can let go of today.
How do you feel leaving all of that behind?
You can pause this recording and continue to write as long as you wish or come back and add more later.
When you are ready to set this aside,
Take a few more deep breaths and return to whatever awaits you today with intention and presence.
