It's my road and I want more: 5-Minute Mindfulness Practices for Busy Lives

5-Minute Mindfulness Practices for Busy Lives

Life is busy. Whether its the demands from work, school or home. Our society seems to be structured to keeps us going all of the time. With that busyness we burnout, get stressed and forget the important things. Sometimes we need to take a break and re-center ourselves.

Being mindful is choosing to be present in the moment you are currently experiencing. Not dwelling in the past or worried about the future.

Choosing to be mindful and being present allows you to put down the baggage of yesterday and worries of tomorrow. When life is already busy and demanding being present is the healthiest way to process life.

Some methods for mindfulness are

Grounding

Imagine you’re in a ‘happy place’. I have many, a field of sunflowers or a tree by a stream.

Tune into your senses 5-4-3-2-1 technique where you list:

5 things you can see
4 things you can touch
3 things you can hear
2 things you can smell
1 thing you can taste

Breathwork

The 4-7-8 breathing exercise

Box breathing

Meditation

Pause and observe your thoughts

In 2020 life was very difficult. I found myself imagining I was in a happy place whenever life felt to heavy to hold. Over the years the happy place or places have changed and evolved based off of my internal emotional needs. I highly encourage utilizing your imagination to give yourself a moment to feel safe and breathe.

I got into meditation and breath work then as well. I love the 4-7-8 method. It pulls your focus into the moment you are in.

There are so many benefits for choosing to be mindful.

Some noted benefits from the American Psychological Association are: