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Ever feel limited in your view or stuck in a narrow mindset? Expanding View helps you direct your focus and open your mind. Well, it might open your mind – to new ideas, different perspectives or unknown possibilities. You get to stare at one thing, one object. Then, practice opening your focus, expanding your vision, changing your view.
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Soften your mind with this 1-Minute Elevator Practice. Our bodies are so connected to our minds that they can help each other settle, with practice.
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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…
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Notice if this kind of movement practice meets you where you are, then brings a little calm, a little softening. Try it when you need it or when you don’t. It is your 2-Minute Elevator Practice.
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Soft Belly Breath can be a helpful practice for settling and creating focus, after just a single breath. It connects your mind and your body a little bit more with each repetition. Try one, two or three and notice for yourself what you create in your body, in your mind. This is your practice, your tool for focusing from the inside.
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Sometimes it’s hard to even imagine being still. Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes is perfect for those times. Move while strengthening your ability to focus and notice what works best for your body and mind. You can move to train your whole self to be more present, even just for brief moments throughout your day.
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Expanding Breath can be a foundational and helpful practice for settling and really creating focus. It connects your mind and the core of your body a little bit more with each breath. Try one, two, or three and notice for yourself that you can bring back your attention.
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Sometimes it’s hard to be still or even imagine being still. Slow Motion Hands is a mindfulness practice for those times. Move while strengthening your ability to focus and notice what works best in a given moment. You don’t have to be totally still to train yourself to slow down and be more present.
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Our ability to regulate thoughts and action can begin with where we place and even move our attention. This Tracing Practice utilizes the moving of attention, tracking and returning attention when it wanders. We’ll incorporate breath as a tool for strengthening attention.
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Take a Mindful Minute or Two! Practice our guided 2-Minute Body Scan to help notice your body in the present moment. Then, practice throughout your day as a mindfulness check-in.
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Thoughts can swirl and emotions can stir. It’s totally normal to feel unsettled sometimes or even often-times. Hourglass Practice gives you a tool to use when your mind is stirred up and you want or need to settle your thoughts and your feelings. Practicing settling ahead of time prepares you to settle in real-time.
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Does morning planning seem like something that everyone else can do, but eludes you? You really are not alone! When you arrive at the office, or wherever you begin your day, try Mindful Morning Planning Using STOP to see if you can develop the habit of morning planning. This article has a companion infographic for you to download, print, and hang on your wall!
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