A Simple Practice - Feel Your Fingerprints

This practice invites you to tune into the ridges and whorls of your fingerprints. When you're feeling numb and overwhelmed (Unhealthy Parasympathetic), focusing on these small details can help gently shift your nervous system into a more present and settled state.

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Transcript

Hello and welcome to another simple practice with me Sam Iles. I'm so glad that you're here with me today. We're going to explore a different technique in order to help bring your mind back to the present and remember you can use these anytime, Anyplace for as long or as short as you need. So get yourself into a comfortable position, Whether that's standing, Sitting or lying, I don't mind. Just allow your body to move in any way that it needs and come into its form of stillness. If it feels good start to close your eyes and when you're ready take some deep breaths in and out of the nose, Allowing it to anchor you here in the present. Now take your right hand and place the thumb against your index finger and move your thumb around exploring your fingerprint. Can you feel the ridges today or does it feel quite smooth? Are there lots of loops or is it quite soft and smooth? Just exploring the fingerprint on your index finger for a second. Now move your thumb along to your middle finger. How does this fingerprint feel in comparison? Is it also smooth or rough? Is it detailed or not? Remembering there is no right or wrong, We're just exploring for a moment. And as your mind wanders off, Which it naturally will do, Don't judge it, Just bring it back to the next finger. Connect your thumb to your ring finger. Again just exploring that fingerprint. How does this one feel different or the same? And of course moving on to your little finger, Just exploring your fingerprint there. Does this feel easier or more uncomfortable? There's no right or wrong, We're just connecting into the present and into your fingerprints. Feel free to move your thumb back along the other fingers and across all of them, Should that feel nice for you right now. Remembering that there is no correct way to do this, Your mind will naturally wander and the skill is bringing it back to those fingerprints, Bringing it back to the present moment. Beautiful. Now let your hand drop back down. Notice how you're feeling. Take some deep breaths in and out in your own pace, In through the nose and out through the nose. If it feels good to, Stretch your body out. And if you close your eyes, Open them up and welcome yourself back into the space. Thank you so much for joining me for this simple practice. I hope you enjoyed it. And remember, All of these tools are available to you whenever you need. Have fun exploring them and enjoy your mindfulness practice.