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Mental Health Support

codfisherman

(89 posts)

2. Be here now

Reply to XanaDUer2 (Original post)

Thu May 2, 2024, 08:25 PM

May 2024

Pause, take a good inhale with an even better exhale. Focus on just what exactly you are doing at that moment. Also do the starfish. Stand up, stretch your arms and legs out wide, look at the sky and say "I'm a star!" . It may feel silly at first, but it works.

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So, how do you practice mindfulness? [View all] XanaDUer2 May 2024 OP

Leigh Brasinton knows how to get the very best mindfulness sunflowerseed May 2024 #1

Be here now codfisherman May 2024 #2

Samaneri Jayasara has an amazing voice and knows how to get the best mindfulness also sunflowerseed May 2024 #3

Just mindfulness, Michael Sealey sunflowerseed May 2024 #4

Thank you! XanaDUer2 May 2024 #5

Glad to help, welcome to the path sunflowerseed May 2024 #7

Thank you for asking the question. Bookmarking this post for the great resources. jmbar2 May 2024 #6

Just a tool or 2 sunflowerseed May 2024 #8

Hug XanaDUer2 May 2024 #11

Breathing exercises werdna May 2024 #9

Brain based somatic method is the best and is self-admiinistered! Supreme Commander May 2024 #10