Beneath: Mindfulness Practices

Staying with the Breath

Focusing on the breathing sometimes makes me more aware of my discomfort. Also, I sometimes feel this urge to get up and write down what I am thinking about or suddenly remember something I forgot to do. Sometimes I feel that if agitation were jet fuel I’d be flying around the room. Other times I get sleepy and start to zone out, but when I catch on to this, I respond by sitting up straighter and opening my eyes.


Staying with the Body

In the morning when I wake up, I do a little check in to see where my body is at. Sometimes it’s really quite sore and I need to start out very gently, checking everything out before getting up, and even after getting up, walking slowly at first. Gentle, nonjudgmental attention seems to be helpful.


Staying with It

When I’m feeling really frazzled, sometimes I will just stop what I am doing or trying to do for a minute or even a few seconds.