6. But, we make excuses …
0 It sounds boring!
0 I can’t sit still.
0 I don’t have time.
0 I don’t like being alone.
0 My mind is too fast; I can’t slow it
down.
From Mindful Magazine, April 2014
10. Excuse the excuse!
Let your mind
race—there’s no
ideal rate! Your
thinking will slow
with practice.
11. Give Two a Try
1. Posture Practice
2. S.T.O.P.
These simple, short meditation practices
can help get you started on a more mindful
path.
From the April 2013 and August 2013 issues (respectively) of Mindful - mindful.org
12. Posture Practice
SEAT
LEGS
UPPER BODY
HANDS
CHIN
TOTAL BODY
Sit wherever you are—your office chair, the
floor, a bleacher seat. Don’t perch or hang back.
If you’re on the floor, cross your legs. If you’re
in a chair, be sure your feet are touching the
floor.
Straighten, but don’t stiffen your upper body.
Let your hands drop onto the tops of your legs.
Drop your chin and let your gaze fall
downward—you don’t have to close your eyes,
but you can.
Relax in this position for a few moments, and
then pick up with your day!
From the April 2013 issue of Mindful -- mindful.org
13. S.T.O.P. Stressing Out
S
Stop what
you’re
doing—put
things down
for a minute.
T
Take a few
deep
breaths,
observing
the flow in
and out.
Learn more at
http://www.mindful.org/sites/def
ault/files/Mindful_freemium.pdf
O
P
Observe
your
experience
as is—what
thoughts are
on your
mind? Note
thoughts are
not facts, not
permanent.
Proceed
with
something
that will
support you
in the
moment.
Talk to a
friend, grab
a cup of
coffee.
