Only have a couple of seconds? Want to practice doing mindfulness during your day? Try these 10 Mini Check Ins to see which ones work well for you.
Category: Check In
Check in with yourself by taking a pause to notice what is present for you in this moment.
Finger Press
Attention shifts, drifts, jumps, wanders and returns. Strengthen your attention - practice the return. This is Finger Press practice.
Kind Wishes
Check in on your breath, your body and your thoughts. Really check in.
Active, tense, soft, distracted, closed, or calm? Just notice.
Wonder where Kind Wishes practice is going? You’ll know by the end, when you check in again.
Sensory Practice
Daily life, even a busy one, can allow for moments to pause and check in.
This practice can be used anywhere and at any time, as a mindful awareness habit. You can check in and expand your awareness beyond thoughts and emotions.
Settle into a chair or find a way of standing…
Body Breathing
Your breath is always with you. According to Jon Kabat-Zinn, as long as you are breathing, you have more going right with you than wrong with you. When you fall into the wrong-with-you phase, shift your attention to the positive.
In conjunction with your attention, you can use Body Breathing for checking in…
STOP Practice Original
This is the STOP Practice Original - a good check in for developing your internal pause button.
This practice can be used anywhere and at any time, in order to create a habit of pausing to check-in on yourself, in the moment.
It can be helpful in transitions or to initiate a change…