Mindful Moments of the Week #20

Here are this week's set of guided mindfulness practices, both meditation-focused and non-meditative focused practices. Each has a specific theme and narrative surrounding them:

Calming the Body: In times of stress or frustration, we manifest strong emotions within our body and our mind. We may be irritable, agitated, and possibly act in ways that we do not intend to. In this practice, we look to calm the body through visualisation of positive energy flowing through our body. One to help us to combat stressors and strains we face

Extending the Exhale: The breath is an incredibly powerful tool. Deep breathing has been proven to deliver benefits such as stress relief but also boosting our immune system too. In this exercise, we look at systematic focused deep breathing techniques to bring new realms of de-stressing and relaxation

Where are the Feet? Feeling distracted? Triggered? Stressed? You could try focusing on your feet. In this practice, we look at our feet as the center-point of our awareness as a means to help distract us from distractions. Focusing on the present moment

Releasing the Pressure Valve: We may often experiment pent up emotion around our experiences and eventually need to let of some steam. In this practice, by revisiting some of our stressors and labeling them in a kind way, we are able to help ourselves better control our responses

Grounded Sensations: Our mind often wanders uncontrollably, exploring thoughts, feelings, experiences both in the past, present and future. We ruminate over what hasn't actually happened and it can get us down. In this exercise, we use the breath as a direction for the flow of our energy to the 'pelvic bowl'. Ultimately, it helps us to relax and move away from many of our distractions

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