Befriending the flutter
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Card 7 of 52
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As the term gets busier, you may notice a tight or fluttery feeling somewhere in your body.
See if you can find where that feeling sits, without needing to explain it. Perhaps your chest, stomach, shoulders or jaw.
Let the feeling be there for a moment without fighting it or asking it to go. You do not have to like it.
Take one slow breath and notice the space around the feeling. It may stay exactly as it is, and you can still decide what to do next.
Together: One Rhythm You Can Steer
Breathe at your own pace, or just watch. Stop any time.
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That’s the practice.
On your own, any time: “One Rhythm You Can Steer”, at recipesforwellbeing.org/framework
Listen for Watch for anyone becoming uncomfortable, and remind the group they can bring their attention back to the room at any point.
The skill of breathing. Meeting stress and worry with practices that help you settle, so tension does not stop you from resting.
How might making the breath a more intentional part of your day support you in moments of stress or transition?
When work gets busier, you may notice a tight or fluttery feeling somewhere in your body.
See whether you can find where it sits, without needing to explain it, perhaps in your chest, stomach, shoulders or jaw.
If attention on the body is uncomfortable, rest it on your feet on the floor or your hands in your lap, or look around the room.
Let the feeling be there for a moment without fighting it or asking it to go, remembering that you do not have to like it.
Take one slow breath and notice the space around the feeling. It may stay as it is, and you can still decide what to do next.
Together: One Rhythm You Can Steer
Breathe at your own pace, or just watch. Stop any time.
The practice starts on its own button: tap it, or press Enter. The arrow keys still move between steps.
That’s the practice.
On your own, any time: “One Rhythm You Can Steer”, at recipesforwellbeing.org/framework
Watch for anyone who goes very still, tearful or far away. Do not single them out. Offer a break, or speak to them quietly afterwards.
The skill of breathing. Meeting stress and worry with practices that help you settle, so tension does not stop you from resting.
How might making the breath a more intentional part of your day support you in moments of stress or transition?
The skill of breathing
Meeting stress and worry with practices that help you settle, so tension does not stop you from resting.
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