5 Minute Rest + Reset Meditation

Be transported home to your heart-mind. Arrive and rest in the body breathing with this simple 5-minute guided meditation. Suitable for first thing in the morning or any time of the day that you want to pause and reset.

Transcript

Take some time to arrange yourself in a comfortable position,

Combination of comfort and uprightness or alertness.

It could be sitting or laying down,

Closing the eyes,

Taking two or three full breaths,

Breathing in through the nose to fill the belly and chest,

Holding the breath at the top,

Exhaling through the mouth,

Sighing,

Making some sound,

Making the exhalations longer than the inhalations.

Doing this a few times,

Feeling the body relaxing on the exhalation and then returning to a natural breath,

Letting the body breathe itself,

Bringing the mind to bear on the physical body,

The sensations of the body,

Noticing what is alive,

The pressure and temperature and tingling.

And bringing your attention also to the mental body,

The thoughts and feelings and the energy of the thinking mind,

Noticing whether you're feeling anxious,

Relaxed,

If there's some mood or feeling that's present,

Opening fully to the physical and mental sensations.

Resting now in the experience of breath and body,

Seeing if you can receive the breath,

Allow the body to breathe itself,

Bring a curiosity to what it's like in this moment,

Sights,

Sounds,

Sensations,

Thoughts.

Noticing any tendency to lean into what's going to happen next,

Next breath,

Next minute,

Next hour,

Next day,

Come back,

Just rest.

Noticing any sense of refreshment after this simple five minute sit and carrying that refreshment and stillness into your day.

Reviews

Just the perfect space to recalibrate. Thank you!

Thank you🩵

I recently participated in this very practice. I reached out to my best friend of 46, noting it had been far to long between visits. We are now planning a get together in June.

On the other hand. I also reached out to a close friend and invited her to celebrate a life altering event with me. Sadly, no response. So today, I plan to text my best friend a reminder and choose a date for our dinner. Then I will reach out to my friend in the hope we can connect for dinner this Friday, once again to celebrate a life altering event. More to follow, but very appreciative for the exercise.

I particularly appreciate the use of the word “refreshment” in this context. Something to ponder.

Very calming voice and content. A great quick reset.