a Misty Mindfulness Moment
You don’t need to close your eyes unless you want to
but if it feels right, soften your gaze, or look away from the screen for a bit.
Let your body be here.
However it is.
Whether you’re in your office, your bedroom, your car
just… notice where you are.
Let the world pause for a moment.
Let your hands rest.
Let your jaw unclench.
Let your shoulders drop just a little more than before.
And if it feels safe
take a slow, intentional breath in.
And let it go.
Fully.
Like a soft exhale you don’t need to control.
Take another breath…
and this time, as you exhale,
let yourself arrive not just as a professional,
or a provider, or a person with a list of things to do
but as you.
Just… you.
Let your awareness move gently through your body
noticing without judgment.
What’s here right now?
Tension? Stillness?
That weird ache in your back that you keep pretending isn’t there?
It’s all welcome.
You don’t need to fix it.
Just notice it.
You’re not doing this wrong.
Now let’s bring your attention outward.
Notice your environment
the light, the sounds, the temperature, even the hum of your device.
You’re part of this moment,
not outside of it.
You belong here.
Now take a breath,
and bring your attention to something that’s still working for you today.
It might be your breath.
Your ability to show up.
The fact that you made it to this meeting.
Even if everything else is chaos
find one thread of “I’m still here.”
Breathe into that.
You’re allowed to be proud of it.
Now…
if your mind is already halfway into the next thing, that’s okay too.
You don’t have to be fully present to practice mindfulness.
You just have to notice.
And you just did.
That counts.
As we begin to return to each other,
you might take one last breath,
and imagine offering yourself something kind on the inhale…
and letting go of something heavy on the exhale.
You don’t have to name it.
You just have to breathe it.
And when you’re ready
gently bring your attention back to the screen,
to the room,
to the people here with you.
Take a moment to feel the weight of your own presence
and the quiet power of being with others
in a way that doesn’t demand, doesn’t rush, doesn’t fix.
Welcome back.
We’re glad you’re here.