Living Life Mindfully
Hello and welcome to 'Mindful Living for Professional Women,' the podcast where we explore empowering ways to navigate life's challenges with grace and mindfulness.
I’m Becca Reay, a mindfulness teacher, practitioner, and clinical EFT therapist. With over 30 years of experience in helping women find balance and peace, I’m here to guide you on a journey to a more mindful, fulfilling life.
This podcast is tailored for professional women educators, especially those navigating the transformative stages of peri-menopause and menopause.
Join us as we dive into topics like managing stress, understanding emotions, enhancing communication, overcoming procrastination, and setting meaningful goals. Each episode connects these topics with mindfulness practices and Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) to support your journey.
Whether you're looking to cultivate daily habits that foster emotional awareness or seeking tools to handle anxiety and stress, this podcast offers practical advice and guided exercises to help you thrive personally and professionally.
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In our next episode, we’ll be discussing the power of gratitude and how to integrate it into your daily routine for a more positive mindset.
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Living Life Mindfully
Your breathing space for those tricky times in your day
This mindfulness practice can be done anytime of the day, especially when you are experiencing a difficult situation and things feel tricky.
This mindfulness practice can be done any time of the day, especially when you're experiencing a difficult situation and things are feeling tricky. We are going to take a brief moment to pause, breathe and reset with a simple practice known as the three minute breathing space. This practice is designed to help you step out of autopilot and bring a sense of calm and clarity to whatever is happening right now.
To begin, let's start noticing your posture, straightening your spine and generally relaxing the whole body. You can close your eyes or you can have them open with a soft gaze forward, whatever is more comfortable for you. And let's gently bring our attention inward and notice what is happening for you in this moment.
And ask yourself, what thoughts are running through my mind?
What feelings or emotions am I experiencing?
And what sensations are present in my body?
There's no need to judge or change anything, just observe. Imagine you're a kind and curious witness, simply noticing what is here.
And now redirect your focus to your breath. Feel the gentle rhythm of your breathing as it flows in and out. You don't need to change it. Just notice the sensation of each inhale and each exhale.
And notice where you feel the breath the most. You may feel it in your nostrils as you breathe in, and it hits the back of your throat. And as you breathe out, the warmth of the air, tickling the top of your lip. Or you may feel it as your chest rises and falls, or as your belly expands and contracts.
And if your mind wanders, just gently guide it back to the breath, using it as an anchor to stay present.
And now, expanding your awareness outward to your whole body, as though your breath is filling your whole body and surrounding it. And noticing the sensations of your body as it sits or stands, how it feels supported by the ground beneath you.
Allow your awareness to hold both your breath and your body, along with any thoughts or emotions that may still be present.
Imagine creating space for all of it, allowing a sense of openness and ease.
And as we finish, take one more slow, deep breath in and let it out fully. And when you're ready, gently open your eyes or lift your gaze and return to your day with a little more calm and clarity. And remember, this breathing space is always here for you whenever you need it.