Guided Mindfulness Practices
1. Mindful Breathing
Listen to this daily to strengthen your mindfulness muscle. This version has an explanation and guidance if you need a refresher.
2. Mindful Breathing
Jump right into daily practice to strengthen your mindfulness muscle.
3. Grounding (ACE)
Listen to this daily to practice grounding yourself during an emotional storm. This version has an explanation and guidance if you need a refresher.
4. Grounding (ACE)
Once you have a solid understanding of grounding, use this to jump into the practice with has less explanation.
5. Grounding (ACE)
If you’re currently experiencing an emotional storm, use this to practice grounding with difficult thoughts and feelings.
6. Kindness Practice
When we act from the “judgment mind”, we treat ourselves and others as problems. Instead, the “kind mind” promotes kindness, compassion, and caring toward ourselves and others. Use his practice daily to strengthen your kind mind.
7. Kindness for the Younger You
In this imagination exercise, you will strengthen your “kind mind” by showing kindness to a younger version of yourself going through a tough time.
8. Kind Hand (Emotional First Aid)
Now that your “kind mind” is a little stronger, you can use this as a coping skill to soothe yourself during times of difficulty. If you’re having a tough day, you might find it helpful to practice Kind Hand throughout the day. You can think of this exercise as “emotional first aid” - the very first step you take when you are hurting.
9. Relaxation with Cyclic Sighing (478)
Use this to help you rest and relax your nervous system. Remember the key to relaxation is to drop any “mind work,” including the mind work of expecting to and trying to relax.