Focus

Bring out the innate focus within you through a quick mindfulness exercise.

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So taking a moment to settle. Just beginning with some big deep breaths, breathing in through the nose and out through the mouth. And do this with the eyes open, and soft focus with the eyes without looking around, aware of the space either side of you, as well as above and below. And with the next out breath, still allowing the breath to return to its natural rhythm but maintaining that very soft focus with the eyes. Not closing the eyes. In fact, just finding something within your field of vision to focus in on. But a very gentle kind of focus. Notice, as you focus on that one thing, notice what happens to the breathing to make sure the breath is flowing smoothly. The eyes get tired at any point, you can just gently close them and then reopen. Or just using that object to focus the mind and then slowly zooming back out again. As you come back to that soft focus, or where the entire space around you, and back to that feeling of the body on the chair....

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TypeMeditation

Duration1-3 min

About your teachers

A former Buddhist monk, Andy has guided people in meditation and mindfulness for 20 years. In his mission to make these practices accessible to all, he co-created the Headspace app in 2010.
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Eve is a mindfulness teacher, overseeing Headspace’s meditation curriculum. She is passionate about sharing meditation to help others feel less stressed and experience more compassion in their lives.
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As a meditation teacher, Dora encourages others to live, breathe, and be with the fullness of their experiences. She loves meditation’s power to create community and bring clarity to people’s minds.
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Kessonga has been an acupuncturists, therapist, and meditation teacher, working to bring mindfulness to the diverse populations of the world.
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Rosie Acosta has studied yoga and mindfulness for more than 20 years and taught for over a decade. Rosie’s mission is to help others overcome adversity and experience radical love.
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