You're Not Trying To Do Nothing

First This

Kathryn Nicolai

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

4.9 • 701 Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2023

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Meditation isn't doing or thinking nothing. It's being so full of the present that there is less space for other stuff.

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0:00.0	Welcome to first this, a short mindfulness practice and message for any time.
0:09.2	I'm Catherine Nicolai.
0:11.4	Come sit with me for a few minutes.
0:14.9	I like just knowing that you are there and I am here and that we're having this time together.
0:24.8	Be comfortable.
0:26.1	Any position works.
0:28.2	You can have your eyes open or closed.
0:35.4	Let's take a deep breath in through your nose and sigh from your mouth.
0:43.3	Again, fill it up and let it go.
0:56.7	Good.
1:01.8	Lips together now.
1:05.0	Breathe just through your nose and let it be natural.
1:08.2	Whatever pace and depth come naturally.
1:19.6	And rather than trying to force yourself to focus,
1:23.6	which as soon as I say that, you can probably see that's not going to work.
1:29.0	You actually want to relax to focus.
1:33.5	Just noticing your breath as it comes and goes.
1:41.1	When you realize your mind has wandered, no biggie, nothing wrong, just starting over.
1:52.0	Relaxed approach. Thank you. I'm I'm
2:35.0	I'm
2:37.0	I'm Thank you. So let's expand a bit from noticing your breath to noticing anything your senses have to show you right now.
4:12.3	Can you feel the weight of your clothes? to show you right now.
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