Shake It Off: Circuit Breaker

Shake it off focuses the attention of movement in the body - shaking it off can be fun, vigorous or smooth and slow - whatever is right for you! What are circuit breakers? These short meditations provide swift, instant release and relief from the cycles of stress and tension that many of us feel during a hard day at the office. They are specifically designed to break that cycle, without needing to take time out of your day.

Transcript

Welcome to this circuit breaker.

We're going to shake it off.

So stand up if you can.

Give yourself a little bit of space from your computer or your desk.

Just rest your attention on your right ankle.

Move it around in circles.

Flex the foot back and forth and gradually add some movement at the knee.

Just resting your attention on the parts that are moving.

Now the whole leg from the hip.

Shaking,

Rotating,

Swinging.

You can have some fun with it.

Just keep that movement going.

Rest your attention there.

Gradually move your attention up to your fingers,

Your wrist,

Introducing movement,

Twisting circles,

Flexing back and forth through your lower arm,

Elbow,

Through your torso.

Keeping all of that movement going from your ankle all up your arm,

Up to your shoulder,

Through to your head and neck.

When you're ready you can swap legs.

Starting again at the ankle,

Keeping the upper body and arm moving.

You can keep resting your attention on the newly added movement while you're overall feeling whatever you prefer.

Moving up that knee,

Hip,

Through the torso,

Adding the other arm,

Fingers,

Wrist,

Lower arm,

Elbow,

Upper arm,

Shoulder.

Now big all through the body shake,

Just feeling the movement at the speed,

Ferocity that is right for you right now.

Let it go and focus on all of that movement,

That movement and when you're ready you can stop and come back to stillness.

Just take a few moments to notice that still feeling in your body and when you're ready you can move on with your day.

Reviews

Short, sweet, useful. Thank you

A quick tension release. You could do that anywhere. Great.

Thank you!!! I did this short circuit breaker practice after another « shake it off » track from another teacher, and they felt complementary! Saving it for later uses and will check your other offerings! Much appreciated! Merci beaucoup!! 💖🦋💃🕺💖

I’m recovering from 3 months bed rest after an illness so did this lying down. I was feeling fatigued as well as struggling with mental health and this short shake it off meditation was super effective at distracting me and lifting my mood. As well as being good for adding a bit of movement when I’m physically struggling right now. Thank you. It was perfect 👌🏻🕊️

Fun, quick reset. Thank you!

I feel better than Taylor Swift after taking a moment to Shake it off.
Great way to take a moment before pressing send on the reactionary email. Thanks Ruth!