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MINDFULNESS MONDAY:

We are doing a different type of activity this week, we are taking an affirmation with us throughout the week to strengthen our resilience.

A suggestion for the week:

• Take a moment and find a comfortable position with few distractions in the surrounding environment.

• Set a timer for 5 minutes and repeat the following in your mind over and over, if you find that you attention is drifting, recenter and focus on the words of the affirmation:

“The only constant is change- I am naturally very resilient.”

MINDFULNESS MONDAY:

This week we are having mindful awareness of all of our senses. Through this exercise we are focusing on each sense and bringing attention to the different aspects of the here and now.

A suggestion for the week:

• Come to a comfortable position either sitting or lying, set a timer for at least 5 minutes.

• Close your eyes and bring awareness to the feeling of your breathing to become centered.

• Mentally scan the environment around you, focus on what you notice with each individual sense, one at a time beginning with your hearing, followed by smell, taste, touch and lastly for vision- open your eyes with a soft focus.

MINDFULNESS MONDAY

This week we are going to do a mindful observation exercise. Through this exercise we are opening our mind to seeing things differently and overall trying to invoke epiphany in our lives.

A suggestion for the week:

• Come to a comfortable sitting position in a frequently used room. Set a timer for at least 5 minutes.

• Allow your gaze to move around the room- not forcing or excluding anything object in particular, and silently say to yourself “The more I see, the more I begin to see”.

• When your gaze rests on a particular object, repeat the mantra and allow your gaze to move on to another object.

MINDFULNESS MONDAY

This week we are going to try to see ourselves in a different way. Today’s meditation will allow you to experience your own facial features through your sense of touch.

A suggestion for the week:

• Come to a comfortable position in a quiet room laying on your back.

• Close your eyes and allow every muscle in your body to relax knowing that you are well supported and safe.

• With one hand begin to slowly and gently feel the surface of your own face. Begin at your forehead, trace your hair line or allow your fingers to explore the skin down towards your eye brows. Continue to explore your closed eye lids, cheek bones, the bridge of your nose, lips and jawline.