Lunch Break Reset

This is an 8-minute meditation to help you recenter for the rest of your day. In life things pile up - responsibilities, tasks, deadlines - we spend so much of our time rushing from here to there without taking moments to pause, pay attention, and listen! This is a simple meditation to do just that whether you are a 9-5 worker, mom, student, or any other beautiful 'thing' on this earth! This meditation is the perfect mid-day pause!

Transcript

Hello and welcome to my Insight Meditation page.

My name is Kimberly Johnson.

In today's meditation,

We are going to just explore the midday pause.

This is a moment for you just to take a breath,

Recalibrate,

Recenter,

And remember who you are and what matters most.

So just take a second to let the body settle.

Sometimes it feels good to just shake it out a little.

And as you get your wiggles out,

Maybe the eyes begin to shut down or come to a very low gaze.

And as your eyes close,

Let the body get still.

And just take a moment to intentionally let go of any muscle tension in the body.

So we'll start with the face,

Letting go of any tension in the forehead,

In the cheeks,

In the jawline.

Really relax the face.

And then moving down the body,

Let the shoulders relax.

Letting go for even just a moment,

All of the things,

The responsibilities,

The tasks that you hold.

Moving down a little bit further,

Letting the belly relax.

Letting the hands relax.

And lastly,

Letting the glutes and the legs get heavy and relax.

And as the body lets go,

Intentionally move your attention to your breathing.

Maybe it's at the nostrils,

The chest,

Or the belly.

But just begin to notice this miraculous breath.

And you might even want to deepen it for a few breaths,

Taking deep,

Long inhales,

Deep,

Long exhales,

Helping the attention land on the breath.

And gently let the breath go back to natural breathing.

And just gently observe your breath,

The inhales,

The exhales.

All right.

On your next inhale,

Exhale,

Exhale,

Exhale.

On your next inhale,

Maybe move a hand to your chest or your belly,

Just placing a little bit of pressure on your own physical being,

Feeling your own presence and support.

And right here,

Maybe ask yourself,

What do I need to hear most?

What do I need to hear most to go back into my day as present,

As calm,

As alive as possible?

Take a deep inhale,

Exhale,

Sigh it out.

One more inhale,

Exhale,

Sigh it out.

Gently beginning to reawaken the body,

Maybe blinking the eyes open,

Taking a look around,

Coming back into your environment.

And intentionally moving back into the rest of your day.

One more inhale,

Exhale,

Sigh it out.

Reviews

Thank you. This meditation is very calming and relaxing. I nearly fell asleep.

This is such a great lunchtime practice. Perfect to squeeze in and still have time to eat. Thank you for helping me to take a meaningful pause in my day to recenter.

Exactly what I needed during my lunch break while doing delivery driving!

Thank you Kimberley 🙏. It was just what I needed after a bike ride. It has reset my body and my mind and I’m ready for the afternoon
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Perfect for getting back into alignment before action 🙌✨

This is a really good mid day refresh and moment to stabilise

Really helpful to slow down in the middle of a hectic day

This meditation was so beautiful, and now I cannot wait to tackle all the task and not allow anxiety to take over. I have the confidence that I’m extremely capable of making today, which is a Monday, a beautiful productive day. I love the bird sounds, I imagine I was right there , thank you so much!

Lovely to do a lunchtime meditation,fitted in nicely with my day.The format was good in getting into the body Thank you.

Nice way to take a moment to pause and then move back into your day.

This meditation created a moment of such peace, the perfect way to reset your nervous system for the rest of the day :)

Thank you for the rest and reset. I needed it. I wish you the same peace. ❤️

Nice. Thankyou for using your natural voice not ‘meditation teacher voice’ as so many do! 😂
Was easy to listen to.

Just what i needed, these people are getting on my nerves. lunchbreak meditation was right on time.

Really an awesome way for a quick lunch bag break reset thank you so much. Have a wonderful weekend. Namaste 🙏

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What a great midday meditation! Will be using this everyday!!💖💖

Just what I needed for my lunch break before heading back!

Lovely voice. Southing body scan. Adequate silence. Nice sporadic bird song in the background

Loved this one!🙏🏼💗💗