Mindful Methods for Life: 12 Tips for Tapping Into Mindfulness Amid Chaos Mindfulness

We’re always looking for fast and easy ways to make our lives better. I recently told a friend that I never imagined needing to use my mindful methods 10 times a day or more, but that is where I find myself. And the silver lining of this extreme testing is that it works! 

If you need a quick reference to remind you which mindful methods are available to you any time, any day, let this be it. Here are 12 mindful methods for staying calm amidst chaos:

• Practice meditating.  Download the Insight Timer app and pick a meditation to do every day. Pick one that fits into your schedule.

• Ground yourself  by using the soles of your feet or your here-and-now stone.

• Practice mindfulness while brushing your teeth.

• Practice mindful eating.

• Practice mindful walking.

• Practice taking in the good.

• Practice letting music help you be in the moment. Make a playlist of songs that move you.

• Practice the Receiving-Sending Meditation.

• Practice calling yourself “sweetheart” or another term of endearment.

• Practice Loving Kindness Meditation for yourself and others.

• Write down a list of things that bring you joy. Try to do one or two of those activities daily.

• Begin a gratitude practice by either writing down a few things you are grateful for each day, or writing down what you enjoyed each day, or writing a gratitude letter to someone each day. Let the feeling of gratitude fill you up.

Pick a favorite mindfulness meditation technique and do it. Even if you only learn two – the Loving Kindness Meditation and the Sending-Receiving Meditation – those alone can change your life.

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