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

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

Please make yourself comfortable, maybe even scan for hidden bits of tension that you almost never let go of.

Let's just be curious, what would it be like to release it all today?

Take a slow breath in through the nose and out through the mouth.

Again, breathe in and out.

Good.

Now lips together and natural breath moving through your nostrils.

We'll practice paying attention.

So just observe your breath as it goes in and out.

When you notice your mind has gone somewhere else,

just come back to noticing the breath.

It doesn't matter where your mind goes or why. Thank you. Thank you. So in a very basic way, your life is what you pay attention to.

Your life is what you pay attention to. Your life is what you pay attention to, what you focus on.

And I remember when I first understood that, I came with some instant guilt or shame for me because I pay attention to a lot of silly, useless stuff.

But I want to remind you that the devices we get addicted to,

they're designed to steal our focus.

And if that works on you, it's not your fault at all. Notice your breath.

Coming in.

Going out.

Rising just a fall. Thank you. So once I got over those initial feelings, it actually became empowering to know that my life is what I pay attention to.

Because at least some of the time, I can choose where to put my focus.

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