Do you experience your own body?  Heart?  And mind?

Do you experience the sights and sounds and physical sensations around you?

See for yourself what it might be like to pay more careful attention.

Try the two following two-minute easy exercises, and allow yourself to experience what is HERE.

 

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2 Minutes: Focus on the Breathe

Ready?

Stop now.

By silent.

Draw your attention to your breathing.

Let your breathe become your anchor.

And allow yourself to feel as it goes in, and it goes out.

Do not try to control it.

Simply let it come and go.

Bring as much attention, as completely and continuously as you can, to the direct sensation of the breath.

It’s natural for your mind to wander, be patient, just gently bring yourself back.

 

 

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2 Minutes: Expand your Awareness

Repeat exercise number 1 above.

Then you bring your awareness to your body.

From your head to your toe.

Spend the next two minutes observing and taking it in.   The sensations.

What are you hearing?

Seeing?

Tasting?

Smelling?

Touching?

Feeling ?

Thinking?

Observe. ….

 

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Well?

How did it go?

 

You can practice mindfulness in this way at any point in your day.  Even if its just for a few breaths at a time, you are grounding yourself for those moments.

As you continue to practice, your experience may evolve.  You may become more and more aware.  You may feel things that you were previously unaware of?  Or might have been suppressed   This can be scary, but it is healthy, it opens a gateways to potential healing and change.

Hold yourself with compassion and kindness, and allow your feelings to simply unfold.