aura-background-gradientaura-background-gradient
30 sec preview
Get Started Free

Slowing Down

4 Min
Meditation
6.5k+ Plays
280+ Favorites

Avatar
Dea Rivera
Mindfulness Teacher
Slowing down your routine activities can be sweet. Start with this practice & begin to slow down and savor all aspects of your experience.
From the community
11 reflections
D
Denise
Slow motion - a perfect technique for being mindful
When I'm caught up in business and feeling overwhelmed, it's nice to know that I can use this technique without investing a lot of time. I can always commit to 3 minutes. ๐Ÿ˜Š
E
Ethan
Slowing down
I should take some time to be mindful and pay attention to the acts I'm making, especially with depersonalization like symptoms
L
Linda
Daily mediocrity
I can slow down! I have a very busy life as a caretaker for family members. I am going to use the mundane chore of cleaning the kitchen after dinner as a reminder to myself to slow down and be thankful for my life as it is now.
B
Brianna
Quick but not in a hurry
Lately Iโ€™ve been finding myself at work constantly rushing to get something done and thatโ€™s backfired on me a couple of times now. I definitely want to use this as a way to settle myself down so I can be more productive.
S
Susan
Slowing down
I loved the reminder that in order to learn the art of slowing down, pick one activity that you do often and then do it slowly. That will spill over into the rest of your life.
C
Cherish
Living Mindfully
Being mindful while doing an activity really just means being present, noticing how our body and mind feel at any given moment. We ask ourselves questions, such as โ€˜How does our body feel while doing the activity? Which sensations do we feel? How do we feel while doing the activity? Stressed? Relaxed?โ€™ In the day and age of our society, it seems that we do so many activities throughout our day on auto pilot. Some of us mindlessly do their job. Some of us mindlessly look through the refrigerator when we are hungry. Some of us mindlessly go through our morning routine. Heck, some of us even mindlessly drive! In this meditation, Dea challenges us to pick one activity that we do numerous times a day and do it mindfully. Because I chose mindful for my word for the year, I have already been trying to be mindful in everything I do, think and say. For instance, when I walk my fur kids in the morning, I sense how my body feels while walking. When I brush my teeth, I sense how my teeth and gums feel. When I eat, I sense how each bite of my food tastes in my mouth. Taking notice of how my body and mind feel while doing these activities has allowed me to be fully present in my life, to fully live in this life of mine. If we arenโ€™t being present, we will go through our moments, our day, our month, our year, and ultimately our lives, mindlessly. Just imagine how much weโ€™ll miss out on! With that being said, whatโ€™s your one activity that you will challenge yourself to be mindful with? Think about it...Namaste ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿปโค๏ธโ˜ฎ๏ธ
W
William
Slow down
Dea, great! Slow down and embrace mindful activities! I choose reading for mindful activity. Thanks.
J
Joyce
No Checking out
Great intention for the day, to be mindful and present throughout the day, in all we do and with everyone we encounter. Namaste
S
Susan
Slowing Down
It is hard hard for me to live mindfully... I have filled my mind with task and worries and stress... Time to set those aside. To slow down and to fill my mind with good things
E
Erika
Choose one moment to slow down and breathe
I will slows down when turning the lights on or off. This will help me rest and know and Mark when I am ending a chunk of my day or starting a new one or moving forward with a specific purpose. This is an occasion to breathe an recent and go into or leave a space and time with intentionality and appreciation and love. Thank you.
L
Liz
quick reminder.
I was reminded that the small moments in between events can be most gratifying.