The Hands (3 Min)

Stiff or numb hands? Lost in thoughts? This practice releases tension in the hands and in the mind.

Part of a series of somatic and embodiment practices, to help you develop full body listening, activate your life force and love the temple of your body!

Transcript

Hello,

Paschal Indy here.

Here's a short mindfulness practice designed to help you direct your attention away from thinking and back into your body,

Into the present moment.

For the next few minutes,

We'll be paying attention to the hands.

So first,

Finding a comfortable sitting,

Standing or lying position.

Closing your eyes or leaving your eyes open with a soft gaze.

And taking a few nice long deep breaths.

And now,

Placing your attention on your left hand.

Rotating the left hand at the wrist in one direction.

Tuning in to how that feels.

Encouraging a sense of ease and kindness towards our hand.

And now rotating in the opposite direction.

And if you find yourself on autopilot,

Lost in thoughts,

That's fine.

Simply noticing and directing the attention back into sensations in the hand.

Perhaps rippling the fingers one by one as if sprinkling sand.

And now letting the left hand rest still.

And now placing your attention in your right hand.

Rotating the right hand at the wrist in one direction.

Tuning in to how that feels.

Encouraging a sense of ease and gentleness towards your hand.

And now rotating in the opposite direction.

Perhaps rippling the fingers one by one as if sprinkling sand.

And if you find yourself lost in thoughts,

Kind of on autopilot,

That's fine.

Simply noticing and inviting your attention to come back to what you can feel in the right hand right now.

And now letting the right hand rest still.

And if you wish,

You can continue tuning into your hands like this at other times during the day.

Thanks for taking time to reconnect.

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