Cultivating a Calm Mind 30 Day Mindfulness Challenge
DAY 21 – MINDFUL BREATHING MANTRA
Your challenge for today is to practise this breath mantra 3 times throughout your day, e.g. before each meal or as a transition between activities to leave behind the previous task, e.g. when you get home from work before you get out of the car, before you go into a meeting, etc.
As you breathe in say in your mind “I am breathing in”.
As you breathe out say in your mind “I am breathing out”.
Repeat 10 times.
Focussing on your breathing gives a busy mind something else to do and repeating the mantra helps reduce distractions, anchor you into the present and keep your awareness on your breath without your mind wandering so much.
Host: Michelle Eckles