If you've clicked on this audio you're looking to shift something at the moment and it's particularly for those of you who are caught up in some kind of cycle or loop of worry or anxiety and when we're in those loops we can find it really hard to break free.
So simply hitting play you've made that first step to do so and now I'm going to take you through the 5 4 3 2 1 process to continue to break that cycle and step into a different space,
A different energy.
So with your eyes open I'd like you to take in your surroundings and mentally note five things you can see.
I can see a cuddly toy,
A glass of water,
My phone,
You can see a pen and I can see a card.
But do whatever you see,
It has no right or wrong in what you choose,
It's not important,
It's just about placing your awareness on those things as opposed to being stuck in that loop.
The next thing is our sense of touch and we do four things and you can reach out and hold something.
So I'm picking up my pen and I can feel what that's like in my hand.
I can reach up and touch the desk and also wherever you are standing or sitting you can connect to your sense of touch that way.
Feel your feet resting on the floor,
Feel your clothes as they rest against your skin.
The number three is for us to listen to.
So if we pause and just drop into silence for a moment what three things can you name to yourself that you can hear?
For me in the distance is a major road and I can hear the whirring sound coming from there.
I can hear activity somewhere else in the building I'm in and actually I can hear the sound of my own breath because the room I'm in is really quiet.
Again do whatever is there for you and if you can't hear three you can always use the sound of my voice because that comes and goes as you listen to this audio.
The next thing is two things we can smell.
So if you've got anything that smells nice around you please do involve that.
The more interesting it is for you the more you can give it your awareness.
But there will be others of us,
Myself included,
Who might not have that.
So I'm just going to smell what the room I'm in smells like and it might be a bit neutral.
I'm also able to smell a little bit of a hint of the detergent that was used to wash my clothing.
But you may have a cup of coffee,
You may have a snack,
There are all kinds of things you could just reach out and smell a piece of paper or a magazine.
And the last one is one thing for us to taste.
If you've got that drink or snack please feel free and just engage with that for a moment.
Allow it to rest on your tongue and to appreciate whatever the flavour is for you to enjoy or at least experience.
But if you haven't got anything to hand just for a moment placing your awareness in the mouth are there any remnants,
Any remains of a taste from earlier like the mintiness of brushing your teeth,
The flavour of coffee or chocolate or something else.
And by working our way through these five,
Four,
Three,
Two,
One things we've kept our brain focused and that focus has been on something else.
It's not been on the worry,
It's not been on the thing that was worrying or making us anxious,
It's been on our senses.
And so although when you finish you may find yourself falling back into that a little bit,
You are in a different place,
You are experiencing life from a different point of view having done the five,
Four,
Three,
Two,
One.
And I wish you all the best with what comes next.
