give yourself just 5 minutes
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 8:35 am
this is a quote from the facebook page of the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion
Christopher K. Germer, PhD -- The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion
TRY THIS: Waiting on Yourself
We usually attend to others—what they’re feeling, saying, and doing. It’s rare that we wait on ourselves with equal care and consideration. Let’s try that now.
This exercise takes only 5 minutes. You can’t do it wrong.
Choose a quiet place, sit comfortably, close your eyes, and notice what it feels like to be in your body. Just be with the physical sensations in your body as they come and go, without choosing to pay attention to any particular one. If it’s a pleasant one, feel it and let it go. If it’s an unpleasant one, also feel it and let it go. Perhaps you feel warmth in your hands, pressure on the seat, tingling in the forehead? Notice those sensations as a mother would gaze at a newborn baby, wondering what it’s feeling. Just notice whatever arises, one sensation after another. Take your time.
After 5 minutes, gently open your eyes.
Christopher K. Germer, PhD -- The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion
TRY THIS: Waiting on Yourself
We usually attend to others—what they’re feeling, saying, and doing. It’s rare that we wait on ourselves with equal care and consideration. Let’s try that now.
This exercise takes only 5 minutes. You can’t do it wrong.
Choose a quiet place, sit comfortably, close your eyes, and notice what it feels like to be in your body. Just be with the physical sensations in your body as they come and go, without choosing to pay attention to any particular one. If it’s a pleasant one, feel it and let it go. If it’s an unpleasant one, also feel it and let it go. Perhaps you feel warmth in your hands, pressure on the seat, tingling in the forehead? Notice those sensations as a mother would gaze at a newborn baby, wondering what it’s feeling. Just notice whatever arises, one sensation after another. Take your time.
After 5 minutes, gently open your eyes.