Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken.
— Oscar Wilde.
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Hand Tracing
Giving ourselves something to focus on is a part of mindfulness. It takes our minds off the hustle and bustle of life, and gives us something to focus on that is not stressful. Then, when we are done, we can face the rest of the day in a more positive manner. It only takes 2 minutes a day! Today’s exercise is known as “hand tracing”.
The way you do this exercise is by taking your dominant hand’s pointer/index finger, and “trace” your other hand starting with the thumb. And to mix it up, switch! The Site mentioned above has much information on this exercise and credits it as a great entry point for mindfulness. The best part is how easily accessible this technique is! I recommend you read this site to get more information: https://1000-petals.com/introducing-breathing-hand-tracing/
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Sensational Clapping
Whenever we clap we don’t always focus on how the clap feels, but rather the sound it makes. Have you ever really taken the time to feel how it feels after a clap? Well, in this mindfulness exercise, we are going to take the time to focus on just that feeling.
Close your eyes (not now!), take your hands a shoulder width apart. CLAP! But don’t clap again! Focus on the sensation, focus on the feeling, focus on the tingling. Feel the burning in your hand, then feel how it goes away…. Feel free to continue the exercise by clapping again after the first tingling sensation goes away.
You can end the exercise with rubbing your hands together.
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The Basic: Minute of Mindfulness
One of the most simple and easy ways of meditating and staying mindful is taking a minute or so of just stopping. Our lives involve being constantly busy, always something to do. This eventually makes us stressed. Have you ever felt that?
Be happy in the moment, that’s enough. Each moment is all we need, not more.
Mother Teresa
Close your eyes. Try to clear your mind. Do you notice your mind wander? Well that’s okay. It is natural for your mind to go to things that you worry or notice. But just acknowledge those distractions, and then go back to your mindful state. Let it pass.
According to helpguide.org: Mindfulness can: help relieve stress, treat heart disease, lower blood pressure, reduce chronic pain, improve sleep, and alleviate gastrointestinal difficulties!
Welcome to My Mindfulness Blog!
Hello! Welcome to my first blog post! If you haven’t already noticed, this blog is about mindfulness. But what exactly am I going to talk about? Well, I have been learning several different methods to stay mindful and calm myself down. And I wanted to share some of these methods with you!
Thank you for reading this short post. I hope you stay tuned for the next post!
Introduce Yourself (Example Post)
This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right.
You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click the “New Post” button, and tell us why you’re here.
Why do this?
- Because it gives new readers context. What are you about? Why should they read your blog?
- Because it will help you focus you own ideas about your blog and what you’d like to do with it.
The post can be short or long, a personal intro to your life or a bloggy mission statement, a manifesto for the future or a simple outline of your the types of things you hope to publish.
To help you get started, here are a few questions:
- Why are you blogging publicly, rather than keeping a personal journal?
- What topics do you think you’ll write about?
- Who would you love to connect with via your blog?
- If you blog successfully throughout the next year, what would you hope to have accomplished?
You’re not locked into any of this; one of the wonderful things about blogs is how they constantly evolve as we learn, grow, and interact with one another — but it’s good to know where and why you started, and articulating your goals may just give you a few other post ideas.
Can’t think how to get started? Just write the first thing that pops into your head. Anne Lamott, author of a book on writing we love, says that you need to give yourself permission to write a “crappy first draft”. Anne makes a great point — just start writing, and worry about editing it later.
When you’re ready to publish, give your post three to five tags that describe your blog’s focus — writing, photography, fiction, parenting, food, cars, movies, sports, whatever. These tags will help others who care about your topics find you in the Reader. Make sure one of the tags is “zerotohero,” so other new bloggers can find you, too.
A Moment Of Mindfulnenss 