Is this Helping?

First This

Kathryn Nicolai

Mental Health, Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Relaxation, Kathrynnicolai, Mindfulness, Alternative Health, Nothingmuchhappens, Meditation

4.9 • 701 Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2023

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

If something doesn't help you, it's ok to walk away from it.

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0:00.0	Welcome to first this, a short mindfulness practice and message for any time.
0:11.4	I'm Catherine Nikolai.
0:14.0	Thanks for sitting with me today.
0:17.2	Please be in any posture that feels comfortable to you.
0:21.6	Relax your shoulder. Please be in any posture that feels comfortable to you.
0:28.6	Relax your shoulders, unclench your jaw, and if it feels okay, close your eyes.
0:33.6	Now pull a deep breath in through your nose.
0:42.3	And sigh through the mouth.
0:47.3	Again in.
0:51.3	Out with sound.
0:57.0	Good.
1:06.0	lips together, just a natural breath flowing through your nostrils.
1:16.1	And we get better at what we do habitually.
1:32.3	So let's start just by training a bit of focus into your mind. Notice the place in your body
1:35.3	where it's easiest to feel your breath.
1:43.3	Maybe that's your nose and upper lip, or in your throat, or around your abdomen.
1:56.6	Go with what is easiest.
2:10.6	Just pay attention to how the sensations shift and change as you breathe. Start over as many times as you need to. You know, You know, Still there. Just noticing the place where you can feel your breath.
4:42.6	Attending with calm attention. You know, it's okay to stop doing one if it doesn't work for you.
4:56.1	Hear me on this.
4:57.6	You don't have to do things that don't work.
5:03.0	Hey, you don't even have to do things that do work if you want.
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