5 benefits of tapping into the relaxation response (plus, a 5-minute legs-up practice for relaxation)
Practice Now, Mindfulness/Meditation jillian pransky Practice Now, Mindfulness/Meditation jillian pransky

5 benefits of tapping into the relaxation response (plus, a 5-minute legs-up practice for relaxation)

If you’d like to build up your capacity to tap into your parasympathetic state more easily and more regularly, I recommend trying this 5-minute practice daily this week. Simply notice what happens when you’re off the mat. The intention isn’t to feel more checked out of our realities; rather, observe your mind, body, emotions, and response when you’re squarely in the present.

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a meditation to create space in the midst of chaos

a meditation to create space in the midst of chaos

It's said that the normal mind is like a snow globe when shaken—the thoughts are flying everywhere and swirling chaotically. The meditative mind is said to be more like the snow globe when all the flakes settle. In this way, the metaphor for a meditation practice is really describing the process of letting the snowflakes settle gradually.

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