Meditation Monday

While we cannot control the world around us, we can control our response to the world. Use this video to quiet your mind, stop negative thoughts, and just RELAX for a few minutes.

Here's an activity you can do anywhere in your home. This is called a grounding exercise and it serves to reduce stress levels and improve your mood. The goal is to bring yourself to focus on the "current moment". In this activity you use your 5 senses to focus on the present. I like to sit on the floor by a window or somewhere the sun is hitting.

Can you find...

5 things you can see - the sun, a poster, a family member

4 things you can feel - the clothes on your back, the floor you are sitting on

3 things you can hear - birds, a dog barking, rain falling, music

2 things you can smell - dinner cooking, a candle

1 things you can taste - toothpaste, snack you just ate

Happy Monday! I don't know about you, but I get a little antsy sometimes having to stay home. When I notice I start to lose control of my thoughts, I remind myself to STOP and BREATHE. Just breathe. Watch this video to learn a simple breathing exercise I like to use to slow myself down and return to a calm state.

What ever you are doing right in this moment, STOP (except reading, keep reading...). Take a moment to relax before you move on with your day. Follow along with this short video to learn four steps you can use to relax your mind for a couple of minutes.

Blue Balloon Meditation

While we cannot control the world around us, we can control our response to the world. Use this video to quiet your mind, stop negative thoughts, and just RELAX for a few minutes.

Relaxation Video

While we cannot control the world around us, we can control our response to the world. Use this video to quiet your mind, stop negative thoughts, and just RELAX for a few minutes.