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I'm your host, Rachel Cable, author of the Mindfulkind book, Mindfulness Teacher and blogger at

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Hello and welcome to episode 217 of the Mindful Kind podcast. In this episode I'd like to talk

about specific mindfulness activities you can do during the week. These mindfulness activities are short and simple

because I know you might not always want long and complicated things to do, especially if you have a

busy week. They're also designed to help you effectively slow down, become present and switch off

from stressful thoughts.

I'm sharing these types of mindfulness activities intentionally

because I think it's really important to cultivate more mindfulness into our everyday

lives, not just on the weekends or when we're on holidays when we have more time.

Make sure you're subscribed to the Mindful Kind podcast or come

back and tune into next week's episode where I'll be sharing my favorite mindfulness

activities for the weekend when you do have more time and mindfulness activities for

tough days when you need a little extra self-care. Okay, let's dive on in.

I'm really excited because these mindfulness activities are all examples of what I use myself,

and I've found them to be really effective.

Mindfulness activity one is to start each day with a mindful breathing technique,

and I've found a really effective way to implement this. If you have an alarm clock, set it up so

the alarm wakes you five or ten minutes before you need to actually get out of bed. When the first

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