Hello and welcome to this simple five minute mindfulness practice.
I invite you to find a spot where you can be comfortable and you won't be distracted.
You can either do this sitting up or lying down.
Put your phone on airplane mode and settle into this moment.
Settle into the surface that's holding your body and just come into this moment.
Taking a deep breath in through the nose and out through the mouth.
Again in through the nose and out through the mouth.
Allowing all of your muscles to relax.
Allowing your shoulders to drop down from the ears.
Allowing the abdomen to relax and feel your body get heavy as it relaxes into the surface that's holding it.
Now become aware of your breath without trying to control it.
Just observe your inhales and your exhales.
See if you can notice or feel the warm air leaving your nostrils and brushing by your abdomen.
Notice how your belly automatically expands and contracts with each breath.
Feel how your rib cage expands and contracts with each breath.
For the remainder of this practice,
We'll just keep our mind trained on the breath.
To keep our mind focused,
We'll say in our mind in on the inhale and out on the exhale.
In,
In,
In.
If you notice your mind start to wander,
Just bring it back to the task at hand.
Noticing your inhales and your exhales.
In,
Checking in with your thoughts.
Are you still focused on your breath?
If not,
No problem.
Just bring your mind back to your breath.
Inhaling,
Exhaling.
In and out.
When you're ready,
Slowly open your eyes.
Without moving your body,
Just take in the room around you.
Notice how much more relaxed your body feels after this practice.
The more you do this,
The more you will train your mind to focus on a single drishti or focus point.
You did a great job today.
I invite you to practice this for at least 21 days to train your mind to focus and be mindful in the present moment.
Sending you tons of love.
Talk to you soon.
