Enjoy A Mindful Morning Coffee Together!

Enjoy a mindful morning coffee together - Grab yourself a morning coffee, get comfortable, and let’s get mindful! Today’s session will be using our coffee as the focus of our mindfulness session – anything can be the focus, so why not coffee?

Transcript

Hello and welcome to the session.

Today we're going to be having a mindful cup of coffee.

So just a little bit of preparation here.

If you haven't already got yourself a cup of coffee prepared and ready,

Please go do so.

However you like it,

That's the perfect cup.

I'm holding my cup in my hands right now.

So just pause the audio,

Make yourself that nice cup of coffee and come back.

Alright,

So mindfulness meditation is traditionally done focusing on the breath.

That's the initial anchor that we use.

Your mind wanders you bring it back to the breath entering and leaving the nose.

But you can use your mindful focus as anything.

The traditional counterpoint to breath work is your walking meditation.

You walk quite slowly and you feel the sensations of the ground.

As you take your steps,

You feel your body moving,

All of that good stuff.

But you can use any object.

And because I like to meditate in the morning with my morning coffee,

Sometimes what I like to do is use the coffee itself as the focus point.

The feelings of the coffee,

The warmth,

The taste,

The sensation,

All of that sort of stuff.

So I thought,

Why don't we do that together?

So hold the coffee cup in your hand and just look at it.

Look at the shape of the cup.

Look at the coffee itself.

Notice any changes in color or hue,

Any bubbles.

Feel the cup.

Feel the texture of the cup,

The warmth coming from the cup.

I like to put the cup on my chest,

Sort of just around my sort of mid-chest,

My heart level,

And feel the warmth of the cup radiating through the clothes,

Warming me up.

Bring the cup close to your nose and smell.

And notice your intention to drink.

And then slowly,

Gradually,

Take a sip.

Taste the coffee.

Notice the different aspects of the taste.

Feel what it feels like as you swallow.

So with this approach,

I would like you to continue drinking your coffee and just take it slowly,

Sip by sip.

Imagine it's the first cup of coffee you ever had.

Appreciate it like that.

Investigate it like that.

Observe it mindfully like that.

It's very easy to go,

Oh it's just another cup,

And in one sense it is.

But we live in the perpetual now.

This moment is all that exists.

So really,

This coffee cup,

The one you're drinking right now,

Is the only cup that exists.

So treat it like that.

Treat it as the special treat that it is.

Notice how you feel about it.

Notice every aspect of it.

Be slow.

Be mindful.

And when your mind wanders into plans for the day,

Into thoughts or ruminations or anxieties or anything like that,

Acknowledge it and bring it back to the feeling of the coffee,

The smell of the coffee,

The taste of the coffee.

And just enjoy.

And you can use this method every day with your morning coffee or with any sort of food or any different approach to mindfulness you would like to take.

Just focus on what you're doing as you're doing it.

And when your mind wanders,

Just bring it back.

Enjoy the rest of your coffee and have a great day.

Reviews

I loved meditating with my morning cup. Thanks 🙏

Loved it. So nice to slow down and appreciate the little things. Have a wonderful day. 🙏💕✨

I always enjoy Zachary. This was insightful and delicious.

Love it! Simple, yet effective- and a unique personalized opportunity I’ve been missing up until now. Thanks for sharing!

Beautiful cup of coffee thank you for this meditation 🧘‍♀️ experience namaste 🙏

I love my morning coffee. It’s the only cup I have for the day. This morning I realized how I was drinking it but not enjoying the process. As you spoke it became clear that I was missing out on the pleasure of this ritual. Thanks for reminding me to be present and experience the joy of morning coffee. ☕️😊

Wonderful Zachary, thank you so much!

Such an incredible way to enjoy my morning coffee, look forward to doing this often. Enjoy!

This is great in the morning with a good cup of whole bean.

I try different types so this makes sure I really notice the variations. The 5 senses exercises ground and aid with focus. A beautiful meditation for coffee lovers.
Today I can really taste the Kona organics blend I purchased. The weather is freezing currently in Colorado. I felt warm and safe feeling the warm cup and grateful drinking the coffee, that I have this available to me.

Loved this on a chilly Portland morning ☕️💗. Also the suggestion that any activity can be meditation when we bring our focus back again and again. (Washing dishes is one that can be meditative for me.) Thank you!🙏

Love this ! Just got this thanksgiving blend of coffee and yesterday had my first cup of it! So heavenly! It was like tasting coffee for the first time…came upon your recording this morning…and enjoyed my coffee again . This will be a new ritual for me .. I have a gratitude text group that we put 3 things we are grateful for everyday,coffee is often on that list . I’m realizing.. wow I could’ve made this recording…that’s how much I love morning coffee ☕️ Ty!!! Going to check your other recordings out. I am so grateful for coffee ,this (you) and insight timer today ! And it’s my birthday 🎉 week!
Thank you 🙏 💜💫

So awesome! I have done this before with a friend but sometimes you need someone to bring you back into the moment and walk you through your morning coffee! I loved that! Thank you!

What a lovely moment. I enjoy my coffee, but I'll do it even more now
🧡☕🙏

Best cup of coffee I’ve enjoyed and experienced in ages👌🏼☕️
Thank you, a loving way to start my day 🙏🏼

This is a good point. Be in that moment with that coffee at that time. Thankyou

I really enjoyed this. It really made me slow down & appreciate what literally gets me going in the morning, other than my body itself. 💯💗

Perfect for me today as I'm trying our new coffee machine. I like this approach to mindfulness, thank you. 😊

This was absolutely delightful. Something I definitely want to incorporate into my morning ritual, thank you 🥰

I thoroughly enjoy my morning cup of coffee every morning as if it’s my first taste… nice!

Loved it! And since I drink coffee every day I should be able to add this meditation to my morning routine!

Lovely! I’ve often pulled my coffee to my chest and felt the warmth! Thank you 🥰