Finding Stillness: A Five-Minute Breathing Space for Inner Calm and Clarity
Apr 04, 2024Season 2Episode 44
Julie Jewels Smoot
Ever feel like the world is spinning too fast and you need to hit the pause button? Our latest episode offers an oasis of tranquility, introducing you to a five-minute breathing space practice that promises to restore your inner calm, sharpen your mental clarity, and boost your confidence. It’s a pocket-sized retreat that you can access anytime, anywhere, whether you're amidst the chaos of city streets or in the quiet of your home office.
Join me as I guide you through a series of steps designed to anchor you in the present moment. We start by finding stillness in our environment and gently acknowledging our sensations, thoughts, and emotions. There's no need for self-criticism here; this space is all about acceptance. As we close, you'll be equipped with a powerful mindfulness tool to help navigate the ebbs and flows of daily life with a newfound sense of peace and balance. Bring an open mind and leave with an open heart – your journey to serenity starts here. Namaste.
Ever feel like the world is spinning too fast and you need to hit the pause button? Our latest episode offers an oasis of tranquility, introducing you to a five-minute breathing space practice that promises to restore your inner calm, sharpen your mental clarity, and boost your confidence. It’s a pocket-sized retreat that you can access anytime, anywhere, whether you're amidst the chaos of city streets or in the quiet of your home office.
Join me as I guide you through a series of steps designed to anchor you in the present moment. We start by finding stillness in our environment and gently acknowledging our sensations, thoughts, and emotions. There's no need for self-criticism here; this space is all about acceptance. As we close, you'll be equipped with a powerful mindfulness tool to help navigate the ebbs and flows of daily life with a newfound sense of peace and balance. Bring an open mind and leave with an open heart – your journey to serenity starts here. Namaste.
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This guided meditation is five minutes to regain calm, clarity and confidence. This is a five-minute breathing space practice that you can use anytime, anywhere, to regain calm, clarity and confidence. To begin become physically still. Wherever you are, whether you're lying, sitting or standing Choose a posture where you'll be as comfortable as possible and lightly close your eyes. Bring your awareness to whatever is going on around you right now. Give the weight of your body to gravity. Allow your weight to sink into the points of contact between your chair and the floor, the chair or the bed. What sensations are there right now? If you notice any tension or resistance towards painful or unpleasant sensations, gently turn towards them. Accept them as best you can. If you begin to tense around the breath, then let it go a little bit more with each out-breath. Out-breath and soften into gravity. Notice any thoughts as they arise and pass through the mind without being needing to identify with their content. Observe them as if they are clouds in the sky. Notice any feelings and emotions as they arise. Any feelings and emotions as they arise. Can you let these come and go? Include everything within your awareness with a. Include everything within your awareness with a kind perspective.
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Now allow your awareness to gather around the experience of the breath deep in the body. Drop your awareness inside the breath and feel the different sensations in the front and back, the sides and torso. Can you feel your awareness within the flow and movement of the breath? Use the breath to anchor awareness in the body, noticing each inhale and exhale Again and again.
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Each time you notice your mind has wandered, gently guide the mind back to the breath Deep in the body. Deep in the body Now. Gently expand your awareness to include the whole body. Feel the weight and the shape of the body as it sits, stands or lies or lies. If you've got any pain or discomfort, make sure your awareness stays open. Cultivate acceptance. Cultivate acceptance or acknowledgement for all of your experience. Befriend it. Use the breath to anchor your awareness in the present moment, breathing in the body, noticing each inhale and exhale again and again. When you're ready, taking three deep breaths and letting out a sound, and when you're ready, opening your eyes, coming back into your space, looking around the room, stretching or moving your body, wiggling your fingers or toes. Thank you for listening to this guided meditation on five minutes to regain calm and clarity Namaste no-transcript.