Just driving
Carve out a certain about of time on your commute to work to do nothing but drive or be driven. Without listening to the radio, talking, taking an object off of a seat, etc. … tune in to the driving process. Guide your focus to the unfolding micro-moments of your HERE and NOW experience. Internal
The perfect cup
The intention behind this exercise is the maintenance of full and complete awareness while we drink our favorite cup of coffee, tea, soda, juice, water, etc. We attend to the beginning, middle and end of the process of drinking a beverage. Before drinking beverage Allow yourself 3-5 minutes of alone time to fully engage the
3-minute stretch
“Sometimes we need to stop sitting in one place and start to move around… to bring awareness and enjoyment into our bodies.”  Hanh, N. (2008). Mindful Movements: Ten Exercises for Well-being. Berkeley, CA: Parallax Press. Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh believes that mindfulness is enhanced by body awareness and that body awareness strengthens mindfulness. This
Mindful waiting
Mindful Waiting March 27, 2014 Maria Hunt Exercise In her book and blog about The Happiness Project (http://www.happiness-project.com/), author Gretchen Rubin shares how she puts “meditation” at the end of any task she considers boring or unpleasant. She routinely participates in “Sitting in Traffic meditation,” “Doing Laundry meditation,” or “Listening to a Long Story on
Mindful walking
This exercise is intended to deepen your ability to be present in THIS moment by paying attention to your body movements as they unfold. Though you walk, there is no place to arrive. Your focus is on sensory awareness. There is no right or wrong way to mindfully walk in terms of space, direction, or
2-min writing miracle
The following is a 2-minute writing exercise created by one of my heroes: Dr. Laura King at the University of Missouri at Columbia. The students who did this two days in a row experienced greater physical and emotional health up to a month later compared to a group of students who were asked to write