So often, we can think of ourselves as meditation flunkies because we haven’t yet figured out how to carve out time for long expanses of stillness in our rich, overflowing lives. There’s so much pressure to have a life of wellness, fitness and self-care that the care itself becomes another stressful addition on our to-do list.

A simple and brief Mindful Pause practice may be a more practical and accessible way to bring moments of stillness, awareness and focus to your day. I hope you’ll try it and if you’re more curious about this practice, check out the following resources:

The Mindful Way Through Depression: Freeing Yourself From Chronic Unhappiness by Mark Williams, PhD, John Teasdale, PhD, Zindel Segal, PhD, and Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD

Taking the Leap: Freeing Ourselves From Old Habits and Fears by Pema Chodron

A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook by Bob Stahl, PhD and Elisha Goldstein, PhD

Guided STOP method

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