Mindful Meditation is Your Ticket to Peace

In turbulent times, lighten up with this simple technique.

It is apparent that the past few months have been a doozy for a large majority of people. Often when the heat is on, the intensity is bubbling and challenges ensue, it can be easy to get swept up in emotions and circumstances.

This usually results in a downward spiral and can take a big toll on your health, your happiness, and your decision making process.  

Rather than getting swept up in it, consider taking a “Divine Pause.” Give yourself the gift of 3-5 minutes to shut your eyes, take a deep breath, and allow the stress to unravel.  You can do this with a simple Mindful Meditation technique that is extremely easy to implement. 

Does the thought of meditation turn you off? Don’t worry, I’ve got a simple technique to help reduce stress, calm the inner chatter and get you back to balance.

Mindful Meditation is a practice that can help reduce stress, calm inner chatter, relax the body, and support you in returning to balance.  

It allows the conscious connection between the mind, body and spirit, or inner self, to flourish. These aspects of ourselves are always connected, yet not always in alignment. Taking the time to slow down, breathe and listen to what is being communicated can alleviate symptoms and get you back to a natural flow state.

Meditation is one of the MOST powerful and simple practices you can implement that will be a huge game changer in your results – inside and out. Without taking this time for you, it’s easy to become anxious and burnt out. 

Stress manifests for people in many different ways.  But it is almost always physical, mental, emotional and spiritual.  

Mindful Meditation is simply slowing down and paying attention to your internal gage. The goal is to reconnect, find balance, and reemerge into your eyes open state feeling centered and balanced. 

Got 5 minutes? Great!  Only have 3? No problem – anything is better than nothing.  

Sit at your desk, get up and hit the loo – whatever it takes, simply take this time for you. 

Here’s how you do it: 

1. Find a quiet place – ideally somewhere without distractions and interruptions. Set your timer for 5 minutes.
2. Get still. While sitting or lying down, close your eyes.
3. Bring your awareness to any tension in the body, and slowly and consciously begin to let it go. Loosen the jaw, relax the neck, soften the shoulders, allow the legs to melt into the seat and ease any other areas in need of relaxation. 
4. Next take your attention to your breath. Take a deep, mindful breath in through the nose and out through the mouth. Feel the physical breath move in and out. Take 3 deep conscious breaths like this before returning to your normal breathing pattern.
5. As you move into relaxation, you may begin to notice the mind’s chatter. It’s ok. Be mindful of it. It’s use to gabbing.  You can say thank you, and then bring your attention back to your breath. Remember, you are here for 5 minutes. You are important and everything can wait. Even if the mind says otherwise.
6. Continue to breathe and relax, allowing the mind to run and the body to rest.
7. When the timer sounds, bring your awareness back to the breath. Take three deep breaths in through the nose and out through the mouth. 
8. Slowly open your eyes and take a look around without moving your body.  You don’t need to jump into action immediately. 
9. Get back in your body by rolling the ankles and wrists, moving your head from side to side, move the shoulders, hips and torso. Stand at your own pace. 
10. Welcome back! You’re ready to take on the rest of your day, centered, grounded, peaceful, balanced, and aware.

As your practice builds, so will the amount of time you spend engaged in meditation and relaxation. Do this practice as many times a day as needed.  The more you can stop and take that Divine Pause, the more you will notice your capacity to deal with what comes forward in a more loving, balanced way. 

You will feel empowered and trusting and know that you have what it takes to make it thru – one day at a time, one breath at a time.

Hugs and Love and Blessings,

Nykki