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Breathe, Reset, Refocus: A Mindful Pause for Busy Workdays

Breathe, Reset, Refocus: A Mindful Pause for Busy Workdays

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 Hey there, friend. I'm Julia Cartwright, and I'm so glad you've carved out a few minutes today to be here. It's mid-December, that stretch where work feels like it's moving at a hundred miles an hour while somehow nothing feels done. Your inbox is probably overflowing, deadlines are breathing down your neck, and your brain might feel like it's been stirred in a blender since breakfast. I get it. So let's hit pause together, okay?

Go ahead and find a comfortable seat wherever you are right now. Your shoulders can soften away from your ears. Your jaw doesn't need to be clenched. And your hands can just rest wherever feels natural. You're safe here. There's nothing to accomplish in the next few minutes except breathing.

Let's start with three grounding breaths. Breathe in through your nose for a count of four, hold it for a beat, and exhale slowly through your mouth like you're fogging up a mirror. Again. In for four, and out. One more time. Beautiful.

Now here's what I want you to notice. Your mind is probably already trying to jump back to that presentation or that email. That's what minds do, especially when we've been running on fumes. So we're going to use a technique I call the five senses reset, and it's like giving your brain permission to step off the hamster wheel.

Look around and name five things you can see. Not judge, not worry about. Just see. The way light hits your desk. The texture of your coffee cup. A plant. A photo. Anything. Say them in your mind. One. Two. Three. Four. Five.

Now four things you can physically feel. Maybe it's your feet on the floor, grounded and stable. The fabric of your clothes. The coolness of the air on your skin. The chair supporting your body. You're here. You're held.

Three things you can hear. Maybe it's the hum of your office, the sound of traffic outside, or quiet. Just listen without trying to fix anything. You're gathering information, not solving problems.

Two things you can smell. Even if it's nothing particularly pleasant, something neutral. Coffee. Soap. Air.

And one thing you can taste. Even if it's just the taste of your own mouth, your own presence.

There you go. You've just pulled yourself out of the future and back into this moment, where everything you need is actually okay.

Here's what I want you to do with this. Before your next meeting or your next task, take thirty seconds and run through this. Five, four, three, two, one. It's like hitting a reset button on your productivity. You're not working harder; you're working connected.

Thanks so much for tuning in to Mindful at Work. If this landed for you today, please subscribe wherever you listen. I'll be back tomorrow with another tool to help you find your focus.

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This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
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