Today is day 13
and we are nearly half way through our 28 Days of Mindfulness.
Our senses are the means we interpret the world around us, within us and how we interpret what we experience. Today the practice is engaging the senses. The sitting practice involves noticing the sense of touch, the sensations of the body making contact with the seat, your clothing, the air against your skin and my other sensations that you notice. Then bring your awareness to what you can hear around you, slowly working your way from the furthest away sound to the closest sound you can hear before moving your awareness inwards and listening to the sounds within your body. Then bring your awareness to your sense of smell, even if there isn’t much to smell, just notice what’s there and what arises. Then move your awareness to your sense of taste and again, maybe there isn’t much taste but there will be some sense of taste within your mouth and tongue. Then, if your eyes are closed, notice what you can see in your mind’s eye. The shapes, images and movement, light and dark, colours that emerge on the screen of your mind. If your eyes are open, with a soft focus, just notice what’s in your field of vision without making any big effort. Take some time to reflect on the practice and what insights emerged. As you go through your day, take opportunities to engage your senses, look at what you can see in your environment, notice sounds and noises, engage your sense of taste while eating and savour the flavours, take time to smell the roses, or the scent of your loved one.
Use your sense of touch to help ground you, using tactile experiences to engage with your sense of touch.
You can listen to Guided Practices or Pause to Feel
