A Simple Trick To Still A Troubled Mind

For the rest of the day, when you notice an intense emotion, thought, mood, memory, or other mental phenomena, take one mindful breath. That is a long, slow, deep breath, in through the nose and out through the mouth. Then recognise that you are, at any time, free to make a different decision should you choose to do so. Give it a try.

Transcript

We practice our mindfulness meditation every day,

Not to get better at meditating,

But to bring the benefits of our meditation off the mat and into our daily lives.

So with that in mind,

For the rest of the day,

I want you to just note your mental state.

If you notice that you have a strong thought or emotion or mood,

Maybe you feel angry or resentful or jealous or attracted or elated,

Just any strong mood,

Emotion,

Memory,

Thought,

Positive or negative,

When you notice that,

Before you act or speak,

Just take an internal step back and detach and take one mindful breath in through the nose and out through the mouth.

And then from that detached perspective,

Realize that you're free to make a different decision,

Should you choose to do so.

Have a great day.

Reviews

an awesome trick I plan to use to help curb my impulsive nature - thanks!

Absolutely perfect will be listening to this every day

Straight to the point. Grounding and action focused. Thank you.

Quick powerful reminder for mindfulness when stressed. Thanks!

It works 🙂 just need a little practice to remember to stop and breath before reacting

This is short but I repeat it over and over as the concept seems so simple but I find I need to hear it on repeat to really absorb it. I highly recommend it, especially if you tend to have panic attacks. 🙏🏻 Thank you!

simple but effective, it made me feel free from the stress i started having, thank you.

Just what I needed today to help manage internal and external chaos! Thank you!

Profound realization of emtional control and emotional intelligence.

Thank you...sadness overcame me and I let go. One inhale and exhale

Simple but effective. Thank you! I look forward to implementing this strategy in everyday life 🙏🏽.

This was very insightful. Thank you for sharing this with us Namaste, my friend.

Very helpful and yet so simple! I presume this step needs to be repeated numerous times every day?

I'm a grateful Christian actorbwith courage andbpuose to help others amen

This is the best advice I've gotten in awhile. I will most definitely start doing it whenever I can. Thank you🌹🌻