5 Minute Work Reset

Take a 5-minute rest during your workday to come back to your senses and your feeling of embodied self and notice what is going on inside you. A mid-day reset at work can reduce your feelings of stress and anxiety and can help you make your workday more manageable and enjoyable.

Transcript

Taking a moment to arrive. Taking two or three deliberate breaths. Feeling the contact to your chair, Your feet on the floor, Hands resting on your lap. And then taking a moment to feel into your body as a whole. What kind of attitude are you bringing to sit today? Is there agitation, Exhaustion, Anxiety, Relaxation? And is there any place in the body where this is noticeable, Where this is apparent? Maybe you feel some tension in your shoulders, Between your eyebrows, Or maybe it's a feeling in the stomach. Just feeling into that, Being present with that. And then coming to the sensation of your breath, Feeling the in-breath and the out-breath, And simply following the in and out of the breathing. And when you notice that your mind has wandered, Gently letting go and bring us back to the sensation of the breathing. And again, Every time you notice that your mind has wandered, You can take a moment to deliberately notice the distraction as a thought, A feeling, And then gently let go of it and bring your mind back to the sensation of breathing. And then finally letting go of the focus on the breathing, Coming back to the sensation of the body, The contact with the chair, And in your own time, Opening the eyes if they've been closed. Thank you for joining me today. Have a great day.