Mindfully Happy Short & Powerful Series - Mind the Gap

This 4 minute meditation is part of a group of Short and Powerful mini-meditations that can give you a much needed moment of comtemplative space during those days when time is limited.

Ming the Gap is an oppurtunity for you to rediscover the space around you, and to cultivate your present moment awareness; a balance of words and space for you to enjoy.

Transcript

Sometimes we need to rediscover the space that is already all around us.

I invite you to close your eyes and find your breath.

Draw in a slightly deeper breath and watch as breath floods in and pours out.

Watching the inhale and then the exhale and also noticing that between the in and the out there's a little space.

A small gap at the top of the breath and at the bottom of the breath.

Just breathing and noticing.

The space that lives here between the breaths,

That's where we are.

Aware without commentary.

It's just us watching the comings and goings of the breath,

The comings and goings of the mind.

Noticing that awareness between the breaths now as you watch the breath.

This presence of awareness is something we can cultivate not just here in meditation but in life too.

Our awareness creates a space between an event and our reactions so that we can choose to respond rather than react.

As you bring the breath now into the fullness of your mind,

Gently noticing the breath as it is.

The space of awareness as it is.

And so too this space appears as we move from autopilot to manual.

As we choose to be conscious,

We begin to mind the gap between events and our response.

Resting in this awareness now as you breathe,

As you breathe and notice.

Minding the gaps between your breath,

Between your thoughts.

Being in this awareness.

How we respond to where we find ourselves.

This is our one true power in life.

We can't change the past but moment by moment we can shape our future responsively.

And as we do so,

We begin to flow in the same direction as life.

Reviews

The short and powerful series Frances created is the perfect thing for the mornings when I have a short time for meditation. Always easy to drop in on the inside and check in with myself. Blessed be.

Excellent! Short but uplifting!
Thank you!
Namaste 🙏 💜🌞🌸

This is uplifting and positive. Many thanks.

Great one to start the day thank you

Great meditation to encourage you to honor your journey.

It was easy to get quiet and still with this one.

Loved this - the gap, the stillness where our mindfulness resides. That third moment after event and emotional response where we can pause and decide how to greet that emotion and whether it dictates our response or we mindfully acknowledge the emotion and choose our own response.

Very effective- short n sweet !

Simple and clarifying. Very helpful. Thanks

A great introduction to newcomers to meditation and a good reminder for those with a practice. Thank you! Namaste!🙏

Short and effective..Thank you.

A lovely short resetting meditation. Perfectly chosen few words. Loved it

Short, sweet and exactly what I needed! Thank you!!!

Great commentary

Very powerful! Excellent guidance.

A short very effective tune-in!

Short but packed with guidance 🙏🏻❤️💫

Beautiful voice and clear guidance

I love the her voice... it puts me on a relaxing state instantly!