Welcome to first this, a short mindfulness practice and message for any time.

I'm Catherine Nikolai.

Hi, thanks for sitting with me today.

Let's find a position that feels at least okay and if possible really nice for the next couple of minutes.

Lying down or stretching your legs up the wall or sitting wherever.

Please do what feels good.

Once you're there, consciously relax your shoulders and your jaw.

Sometimes it can feel like everything is an emergency, but I promise right now you are exactly where you're supposed to be.

So draw a deep breath in through your nose and sigh through your mouth.

Again, fill it up.

And release.

Good.

So just natural breathing through the nose if you can. You're welcome to close your eyes if that feels okay.

And just drop into your body.

What does it feel like?

Just to be in your body. Let's spend the next couple minutes curiously noting the sensation.

And when you realize your mind has slipped off somewhere else, no big deal, Just start again. Thank you. Thank you. If you've climbed up into your head, I get it.

The brain is used to being able to kind of run the show, but just drop back into your body.

Let sensation anchor you.

If you feel a bit numb, like it's hard to find anything to stick to in your body.

Start in a place that has lots of nerve endings,

like your face or your hands.

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