8. Build your mindfulness muscle - the senses

I think the idea that we have 5 (or even 6!) senses is sometimes overlooked. If you have the privilege of sight, we sometimes rely on this more than our other senses. For example, have you ever been having a conversation with someone and for some reason you have stopped listening to what they are saying and can only focus on their hand movements and gestures? All of a sudden, you've blocked out the noise you were listening to and are primarily watching what is happening. This doesn't mean that you don't hear the sound, rather that you've just adjusted your presence in that moment to block out the sound and be informed by what you see.

This is can be both a great skill (and a necessary one given the amount of stimuli around us) but can also be a disservice to our ability to be present in each and every moment.

This meditation guides you to engage with each of your senses so that you can tap into what they are telling you in that moment. This is a great skill that you can use when you feel like you are getting 'lost' in a situation and need to bring yourself back to your body.

Something I like to do when I feel like I'm too stuck in my head, which is blocking my ability to listen, is to push my thumb and pointer finger together and make little circles. I then focus on the sensation of what this touch feels like, noticing whether the movement has friction or is smooth. I find this helps me to drop out of my head, into my body, by engaging with my other senses, then allowing me to be more present in that moment.

Enjoy exploring your full sensory abundance.

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