Time For Teens: 5 Minute Meditation

Time for Teens: A guided 5 minute meditation. Being able to focus on the breath is a useful tool for teens. Practising when we are feeling good helps, so that when we are perhaps feeling a little stressed or anxious we can practise the 5 minute meditation to bring us back to a better place.

Transcript

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Welcome to Time for Teens,

I'm Julianne.

I invite you today to join me for a five-minute meditation.

Find a comfortable place to sit or stand or lie down.

Once you're comfortable,

Begin to settle and notice your breath.

We're going to use the breath as our focus for the meditation.

As we settle,

Notice your breath.

There's no need to change anything.

Just notice the breath as it comes into your body,

As it travels around your body and then leaves.

You might notice your chest rising or falling.

You might notice your tummy moving out and in or maybe even your back moving out and in.

Don't think too much about it,

Just always notice and come back to noticing the breath,

The sensation of the breath as it comes in and goes out.

You might find that the mind is interrupting with thoughts.

That's what minds do.

It's okay.

Just notice that that's what's happened and gently,

Without judgment,

Gently bring yourself back to your breath.

In breath and the out breath.

If you've noticed a thought,

That means you're in the moment and you're practicing mindfulness.

So just notice the thought and say that's a thought and let it go.

Then return to the in breath and the out breath.

The mind will continue to interrupt with thoughts of upsets,

Exams,

Plans for what's coming up but just for right now let those thoughts go.

Come back to the breath,

The in breath and the out breath.

Letting the thoughts go,

Not following their stories and coming back to the in breath and the out breath.

As we come to the end of the five minutes,

Begin to stretch,

Wriggle your fingers and toes,

Move around a little bit and when you're ready you can open your eyes.

Thank you for joining me for this five minute meditation and I invite you to come back another time.

Practice this meditation.

The more we practice,

The easier it gets and we can notice how it changes our lives.

Till next time.