Welcome to WONDERBULL.
How are you doing?
This is day four,
Where we're keeping you company and helping you use your time to create a new mindfulness habit.
When we're working from home,
It's much harder to draw the line between work and home.
But if we don't switch off,
We don't recover,
And we increase the risk of health problems associated with stress and burnout.
So today,
We're going to try a visualization technique that you can use to let go of the working day and get ready to focus on family.
Start with a long,
Slow,
Deep breath,
Like a big sigh.
Feels good,
Right?
Let's do another.
Now breathe normally,
But try to keep your mind on the breath.
If it helps,
Say to yourself,
In when you're breathing in,
And say to yourself,
Out when you're breathing out.
Notice if your mind is resisting,
If thoughts of your day are muscling through,
That's totally normal.
Just notice it,
And then bring your attention back to the breath.
See if you can manage 10 breath cycles like this,
Even if your pesky brain keeps interrupting.
That doesn't matter.
Okay,
Now we're going to imagine in front of us a big,
Huge,
Heavy door.
Imagine all the details of it.
Close your eyes if it's easier.
Right,
You got it?
Now imagine yourself pushing this door open and walking through.
Now carefully shut the door behind you.
We're going to leave all the work stuff locked up behind that door.
Don't worry,
It'll all be there when you come back.
Now another big,
Sighing breath,
And you're ready.
One day at a time.
Thanks for being here.
