Welcome to Day 1 of the ACCEPT model.
And the first step in accepting a situation or a circumstance that you cannot change,
Is to acknowledge it.
Acknowledge it without any judgement.
And that's not easy.
So today I'm going to take you through an exercise,
It's called the five senses.
To get you in the present moment.
And to look at the situation just as it is right now.
So let's begin.
Find a comfortable position.
And then close your eyes.
And let's start with three collective breaths.
Breathe in through your nose.
And breathe out through your mouth.
Breathe in through your nose.
And breathe out through your mouth.
One more time.
Good.
The best way.
To get really quick in the present moment.
Is through your five senses.
So that's where we're going to start now.
And let's start with the hearing.
See if you can hear.
A loud sound.
Maybe.
It's a dog running around in the house.
Maybe it's the wind around you if you're sitting in nature.
Listen to that loud sound,
Without any judgement,
Just as it is.
And now focus on the sound that's really,
Really soft.
Find the sound.
That you can barely hear.
Maybe it's a bird.
In the background.
Maybe it's your own breathing.
Let's move to your touch.
What do you feel?
Sitting right now.
Maybe you feel a couch or a chair.
How you feel your feet on the ground.
Notice how that feels.
Let's move on to your side.
Even though your eyes are closed.
You might see some flashes of light.
Some colors.
What do you see?
Look at all these colors.
Again,
Don't try to judge them as beautiful or as dark or Whatever comes up,
Just see them for what they are.
Colors Now let's move on to your smell.
What do you smell?
Is there a smell in your surroundings that you can pick up?
Or maybe your own perfume.
What do you smell?
And let's move on.
Your sense of taste.
What do you taste?
Maybe it's your meal or snack that you just ate.
Or maybe you don't taste much,
Which is also fine.
And now we're going to combine all five senses together.
So hear what you're hearing.
Feel what you're feeling.
See what you're seeing.
Smell what you're smelling.
And taste what you're tasting.
Yay,
You did it!
Well done.
Now in your own time,
Slowly open your eyes.
And this is the perfect moment,
Being so much in the present.
To set an intention,
An intention for how you want to show up today.
Positive intention.
And I see you tomorrow for day 2.
Thank you so much for practicing with me today.
This is the first of seven free sessions on accepting what we cannot change.
If today resonated with you,
There's a full course by the same name here on Insight Timer with guided steps that go even deeper into building real lasting acceptance.
So you can tap on my name,
Then go to courses and you'll find it there.
I hope you'll join me for the rest of this journey.
