PRACTICE : Focus & Awareness

To START – with a few deep breaths,
(in through the nose, out through the mouth,) we GAIN DISTANCE from our previous state.

To accompany a deep breath out, counterintuitively -
closing the eyes helps us SEE BETTER (the breath returns to normal).

To invite in the sounds as they come and go for a few minutes,
(not by searching or reacting to them, but by noticing them,) we practice AWARENESS.

To notice that the mind has wandered off after a while,
(and returning our attention back to the space around us,) we practice FOCUS.

To TRANSITION - by opening our eyes again,
we can ask ourselves:
Does the world seem different?
Do I feel any different?

To CONTINUE:
we can try to carry that awareness into our day.