Guided Mindfulness

Guided mindfulness is the process of listening to a voice recording as a way to calm the body and mind. It encourages the listener to use their imagination as described on the recording in order to become more aware of the present moment and more settled within the body.

1. Happy Place: This mindfulness strategy encourages the listener to imagine a fictional or real place in the world that fills them with happiness. During this recording, listeners are encouraged to explore their happy place using all of their senses. Click here to listen to this strategy.

2. Happy Paint Brush: This mindfulness strategy encourages the listener to imagine that they are painting the sky with a happy paintbrush that only paints the listener's happy thoughts. Click here to listen to this strategy.

3. Vacuum Cleaner: This mindfulness strategy encourages the listener to imagine their very own vacuum cleaner, which can be fictional or real. This vacuum cleaner is used to vacuum up any unwanted thoughts, feelings, or tight spots in the body, leaving the listener feeling safe, comfortable, and relaxed. This is a good strategy to help children fall asleep. Click here to listen to this strategy.

4. Safety Bubble: This mindfulness strategy encourages the listener to imagine that there is a strong safety bubble all around them. This safety bubble is filled with thoughts of love, happiness, and peace. Only good thoughts are able to enter this safety bubble and the listener is able to make this bubble as big or as small as they would like just by thinking about it. Click here to listen to this recording.

5. Progressive Muscle Relaxation: This mindfulness strategy teaches the listener to differentiate between a tense and relaxed body. By learning this difference through isolating different muscles in the body, the listener will learn how to relax their body when experiencing tension or stress. Click here to listen to this strategy.