Centering In 5 Minutes

Only have 5 minutes? Give yourself permission to come back to yourself. Our day is full of hurry, destinations, tasks. I invite you to notice how rich the moment is when you put all that briefly on hold. Once your practice is complete, notice the quality of energy and attention you resume your day with. You can then extend into your life by bringing your awareness to these same anchors, remembering, again and again, to come back to now. Please leave a comment and enjoy.. you deserve it.
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Allow yourself these first few moments to arrive into the present.

Sensing yourself really here,

Not anywhere else earlier in your day.

Let yourself feel what your body is touching right now.

Could be the floor,

Furniture,

Clothes.

Your body touching itself,

Which is places where you can sense your own skin.

Or your hands.

As you take the next few breaths,

Taking a moment to notice how is the breath arriving into the body.

Noticing if the breath feels long or short.

Noticing if there's places where it feels like it passes slower.

Noticing what does it feel like when you try to exhale completely.

Allow yourself to do that for the next three breaths,

Like you're trying to release the last drop of air,

But not to the point where you're really getting tense in the practice.

Noticing what that feels like.

And now I'm going to invite you to take five satisfying breaths.

Let yourself breathe exactly the way the body wants to.

These may be smaller breaths or bigger breaths with the mouth open or closed.

You might imagine if you're not sure of what your body needs,

Like you're smelling a wonderful flower.

Holding it for a moment and then exhaling.

So whatever it is that calls to you to take satisfying breaths,

Let yourself take three more now.

Noticing what that feels like for you.

And when you are ready,

Slowly bringing your eyes open,

Blinking them slowly,

And returning your awareness back.

Ready for the rest of your day.

Reviews

Excellent for a short meditation