Hey,
Welcome to this five-minute mindfulness session.
As always,
We're here for a good time,
Not a long time.
As such,
I need you to get straight in it,
And you can do that by sitting up nice and tall for me.
It's like someone's grabbed your head and is picking you up gently but firmly.
Begin to breathe in and out through your nostrils,
Deep in,
And deep out.
Great.
Close the eyes,
Continue to breathe like that as I talk you through the session.
Today's session is actually inspired by my cats,
Lupin and Gus.
Shout out to you,
My feline friends.
Now,
These two are super curious about everything.
Any box,
Any open cupboard,
Any open drawer,
Any sheet on the ground,
Even shoes they dive into.
You're going to emulate them right now by diving into your experience with that same curiosity.
Starting with the breath,
I want you just to become aware of where it is most noticeable to you.
Now,
There's a couple of different options here.
Maybe it's the tip of your nostril.
Maybe that's where you notice your breath the most.
If so,
Can you start to focus on which nostril is breathing the most?
But maybe you feel it somewhere else.
Check in with that cavity behind the eyes,
That sinus passage.
Do you feel the breath here most?
Let's travel a little bit further.
What about the back of your throat?
Maybe this is somewhere you feel your breath.
Just searching for that place you feel it the most.
Maybe you feel it all the way down in the belly.
Maybe you're part of the diaphragm,
A lamb.
Those of you who know,
Know.
Next,
Can we get curious about whatever you're sitting on,
Whether that's a chair or sofa or just the ground?
How does it feel under your bum?
How firm is it?
And by it,
I mean the seat,
Not your bum,
Just to clarify.
Do you lean on one side more than the other?
And if so,
Can you fix that now by centering your weight?
Now let's start to focus on your eyes.
Now I know they're closed,
But what can you see?
Is it just black?
Are there speckles of light,
Colors even?
What can you see on the inside of your eyelids here?
Now finally,
I want you to get curious about how you're doing.
Not what's happening in your life,
Not how you should be feeling as a result of those things,
But how are you actually feeling,
Right here,
Right now.
No right or wrongs.
Really being aware of how you feel,
And if you can,
Where you feel it.
Is it in your stomach,
Is it in your chest,
Maybe it's in your shoulders,
Maybe it's in your pinky toes.
Just getting curious about how you feel and where you're feeling it.
All right,
That is our time up.
Thanks so much for joining me.
If you have time,
Why not let me know with a review or a message what curious finding you made today about your experience.
We'll see you in another five-minute mindfulness session soon.
Namaste.
