Mindful Moments

It can be hard to set aside time for meditations each day. That is why this episode will give you a taste of an informal mindfulness practice that you can do with any drink or meal throughout your day. No formal meditation required - Just you, your food/drink and your senses. 

This 5 minute practice leads you through laying down to do lists, refocusing on your breath and changing your relationship to your thoughts. 

This 7 minute guided meditation leads you through acknowledging, accepting and being thankful for all your body has done, and continues to do, for you. 

While gratitude may appear to be a simple, and therefore unimportant, aspect of well-being, studies continue to show the positive and lasting benefits. With a regular practice of acknowledging that which we are thankful for, not only does our mental and emotional well-being flourish, but our physical health is greatly impacted as well. As with most things, a regular practice will certainly have the largest and most lasting impact. As you decide whether you’d like to engage in a regular gratitude practice or not, try your hand at this practice to get a taste of what a gratitude practice could feel like.

Follow along with this brief body scan practice to check in with the big tension-holding areas of the body. Raising body awareness while bringing relaxation and softening. 

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Using our body as a source of grounding can be incredibly therapeutic. These types of practices can help us to become more in tune with ourself while also finding safety in our body. Sometimes using our bodily sensations to come back to the present moment can also be helpful as we are learning how to continually come back to our current experience. 

Oftentimes it can be much easier to practice kindness towards others, rather than towards ourself. If you have been curious about practicing kindness and compassion towards yourself, enjoy this brief practice to get a taste of what a self-compassion practice can be like. 

The start of a new week can easily become rushed. Practice this 4-minute guided meditation to reset your focus and intention as you enter this new week.

One effective way to disrupt anxious thoughts is to intentionally focus our attention elsewhere. This practice leads you through becoming aware of anxious thoughts and refocusing attention on a positive memory or an imagined safe place. Engaging in a practice like this can, of course, disrupt worried thoughts, as well as make it easier for our brain to become aware of and enjoy positive experiences.

This guided breath practices leads you through the process of calming down the nervous system, which leads to decreased anxiety in about 15-20 minutes. While this practice actively turns on the body’s calming system, it is perfectly normal to still feel a bit jittery or nervous following this practice. Practice giving your body permission to take the time it needs to feel safe. 

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