Quick Self Compassion Exercise

Self compassion exercise for when the ɪɴɴᴇʀ ᴄʀɪᴛɪᴄ starts to speak.

First focus on those harsh or self-critical words that you are telling yourself right now. Imagine those thoughts and words out in front of you. With every breathe, notice the space between. Now bring to mind a close friend or a loved child. Imagine that person and bring the fully into your mind and heart. Notice the warm feelings that arise. Now imagine them going through a similar experience to yourself and see what words you would want to say to them. Stay with those gentler words and feelings of kindness it brings. Linger in them, and take them with you into your day.

This is a practice. Go slow. Take your time. Patience and compassion go hand in hand.

Mindful Gazing

𝕄𝕚𝕟𝕕𝕗𝕦𝕝 𝕄𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕤
So many times when we do a mediation or a mindful exercise we close our eyes. Today let’s try pausing and lingering in the gifts of our visual world 👁

𝑴𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝑮𝒂𝒛𝒊𝒏𝒈
* Start by noticing your breath (this is always a great anchoring point)
* Then allow your attention to move to the muscles around your eyes. Are they tight, relaxed, heavy?
* Allow your blinking to become gentle and slow.
* As you begin to gaze around your space - Notice how your eyeballs feel in the lids.
* First take in the area as a whole - then start focusing in on details.
* How is the light? Colors? Textures?
* Notice something that bring your joy.
* How does your body respond to that object or image?
* What’s the meaning you connect to it?
* As you stay with your sight in a mindful way.... Notice how your other internal sensations have shifted.
* Move back and forth between your internal state and the external world that your eyes bring in.
* In closing, maybe offer your eyes a moment of gratitude for being such a vital part of your experience as a human.

May you have many lovely mindful moments.