A 2-Minute Mindfulness Reset
When your mind races, this quick exercise brings you back to the present moment using nothing but your five senses.
Mindfulness does not require a cushion or a quiet room. This reset works at your desk, in a queue, or on a walk between meetings.
The idea: when your mind is racing, your senses are the fastest road back to the present. Thoughts live in the past and future; your senses only work right now.
Guided exercise
The 3-2-1 sense reset
Step 1 of 3
See 3 things
~40 secLook around and silently name 3 things you can see. Really look: the color of a wall, the pattern on a mug, the way light falls on your keyboard.
Check-in
What is one thing you noticed just now that you had not noticed before?
That small answer is the whole practice: attention, on purpose, without judgment. You may be surprised how much calmer 120 seconds of it leaves you.
