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

I'm Catherine Nikolai, and I'm glad you're here.

Please make yourself as comfortable as you can.

Suffering in an uncomfortable position

is not useful at all, I promise.

Now take a deep breath in through your nose

and sigh from the mouth.

Nice. One more time. Deep breath in.

And release it.

Good.

Touch your lips together and breathe naturally through your nose.

Notice which nostril you're breathing through predominantly. Feel how the inhale is slightly cooler than the idea.

And that's kind of the idea. We are training ourselves to tune into the subtle.

For the next minute or so,

see if you can just keep coming back to the feeling of breathing. Thank you. Still there.

Notice the touch of your breath on your upper lip. Thank you. Let's move our attention down into your abdomen.

What can you feel there?

The movement of the lower belly.

The way your bottom ribs flare in the back.

Stay with it. Stay with it. Thank you. Now try being in your whole body, every part of it.

Just curiously watching the shifting sensation on your skin.

Into your tissues. Remember, we're tuning into the subtle. Thank you. One more minute. Stay in every part. Thank you. Practice like this helps you burn through numbness.

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