Hello everybody and welcome to the mindful kind.

I'm your host, Rachel Cable, and I'm here to share insights into my mindfulness journey

and inspire you to create your own.

Each week, this podcast will bring fresh and exciting news about mindfulness,

from my personal experiences to useful tools and different

mindful techniques.

Hello and welcome to episode 28 of the Mindful Kind podcast.

The last few episodes have been pretty deep and meaningful,

so I thought today I would share a bit of a fun one. So grab yourself a cup of tea, get comfortable,

and prepare to hear a few quirky and out-of-the-box ways to practice mindfulness.

One is to ignite your sense of smell.

Go somewhere like a garden or a farmer's market and explore with your nose.

You can even just go to the kitchen and find a few things to smell like tea or spices or herbs or fruit like

oranges and strawberries. The point is to immerse yourself in this experience because that's

what will help you be in the moment and let go of thoughts about the past or future.

Two is to go for a mindful walk, but rather than walking, find a park bench or a soft bit of sand and sit down. Here you can relax into the moment by becoming completely aware of your

environment.

Notice everything you can see,

different colors, objects, shapes, textures,

look up, look down,

and find things that you might not have seen if you weren't actually paying attention.

Also, try listening out for different noises and again just tune into them for a little

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