5 Senses Meditation

This 5 minute meditation led by Sarah Kelly is intended to help you come back into your body and the present moment, to de-escalate stress, or to just have a short mindfulness practice. By going through each of the five senses, you are brought into the present moment.

Transcript

Welcome to this five senses meditation.

This is a short practice that can be done anywhere at any time.

Its intention is to bring you back into your body,

To regulate yourself and de-escalate from a stressful moment,

Or to just have a super simple short practice that creates mindfulness and awareness of your very moment.

So to get started,

Take one big deep breath in through your nose,

Feeling the oxygen come into your body.

Hold it for a moment and then release out through your mouth in a sigh.

And another deep breath in through your nose.

Hold and sigh it out your mouth.

One last deep breath in,

Hold and out,

Letting go of anything that's not serving you in this moment.

And return to normal breathing,

Whatever feels good to you in this moment.

Starting with sight,

What do you see around you?

Taking the colors,

The vibrance,

Texture,

Noticing the details,

Turning to smell.

What do you smell?

If you're outside,

Perhaps it's freshly cut grass or the ocean.

If you're inside,

Perhaps it's the last thing you cooked.

What do you hear?

Are there birds around you?

Is there music playing?

Take in the sounds.

What do you feel?

Do you notice a breeze on your skin?

The chair beneath you?

Notice if you feel anything.

And last,

What do you taste?

If you have something with you,

You could take a sip of your coffee or your water and really taste that moment.

Or you could just notice what taste is in your mouth right now.

Taking another deep breath in through your nose and out.

And that brings us to the end of the five senses meditation.

I hope you have a wonderful day and feel free to go through all your senses at any point during the day when you need that extra moment of mindfulness.