When you have stuff to do and your workspace is disorganized and cluttered,
It is hard to stay focused and be productive.
That is why most of us will spend the time organizing and decluttering our workspace before we start our work.
The same can be said for a cluttered,
Busy and disorganized mind.
A cluttered and disorganized mind can cause you to lose focus,
Create mental confusion and become easily distracted.
In order to build mental muscles and declutter your mind,
You need to get these thoughts categorized and organized to help declutter your mental workspace.
In this meditation,
We'll work through an exercise to help declutter your mind,
Which will help you be more mindful and present for the task ahead.
Please come to a comfortable seated position.
Maybe you are sitting on a chair with your feet grounded to the earth or sitting in an easy seat on a cushion on the ground.
Wherever you are,
Please bring your awareness to your feet,
Slowly walking your awareness up your legs to your sit bones.
Then walk your awareness up your spine,
Stacking one vertebra on top of the other,
Sitting upright.
Notice what muscles turn on to hold you in this position.
Notice if there's any tension in your physical body.
It might be in the shoulders,
Jaw or any other part of your body.
Notice where there is tension and see if you can soften these areas.
Please take a long,
Slow breath in.
Hold it and a gentle exhale.
Hold the breath up.
Let's do that for a few more rounds.
Inhale,
Hold,
Exhale.
Inhale,
Hold,
Exhale.
Now just breathe normally just breathe normally and keep your awareness on this breath.
Your mind may start to wander.
Instead of pushing these thoughts away,
I invite you to let them in.
Take a moment to look closely at each thought that you invite in,
One at a time.
Now ask yourself,
What is this thought?
Is it a memory or is it a task on your to-do list?
Maybe it's an old story or is it an emotion or a future expectation or dream?
Take a moment to label this thought.
Memory,
Emotion,
Dream,
Task,
Idea,
Whatever it is,
Give it a name and then let it go.
Take this time to invite your thoughts in.
Notice them,
Name them and let them go.
Decluttering the mind and making space for stillness.
These thoughts or feelings that have brought you a constant source of discomfort no longer linger in the background of your mind,
Causing you to have underlying stress and anxiety.
You have cleared the clutter of your mind,
Organized your mental workspace and created space for creativity and curiosity.
Please take a full breath in through your nose,
Open your mouth and sigh your breath out.
Slowly bring movement to your hands,
Your feet and maybe even stretch.
Open your eyes.
I invite you to open your journal and write down whatever came up for you or maybe answer the following questions.
What label came up the most and how did it feel to declutter your mental workspace?
Thank you so much for joining me.
I hope you have a focused and productive day.
Be well and Namaste.
