Letting the light in
A Five-minute mindfulness exercise for mothers to do at home
This is a guest post by Connie Boggis-Rolfe who uses this exercise in her work with anxious mothers and children.
Mindfulness
Mindfulness is the basic human ability to be fully present, to be aware of where we are and what we’re doing.
It is so easy to be overly reactive or overwhelmed by what’s going on around us. Many parents would say that it is tricky to be present in the moment, given the inevitable distractions at home. A mindfulness exercise will help you to put those distractions to one side for a while and to feel more relaxed.
This mindfulness exercise uses your imagination to help you feel more grounded in your body. It is an exercise that is used in body-orientated psychotherapy to help men and woman to relax. This is a simplified version. The exercise may feel unusual at first, but try it yourself a few times and it will begin feel more normal.