Sit like a mountain
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The weather changes around a mountain through the year. For the next minute, we will borrow that image while we sit.
Sit as upright as feels natural, imagine the weight of the mountain beneath you and picture your head as its summit.
Let thoughts and feelings move through the picture like weather crossing the slopes, without holding on to them or pushing them away.
Take one more breath with the mountain, remembering that weather and mountains both change over time.
That’s the practice.
Listen for Students do not need to be completely still. Moving their hands or shifting position is still taking part.
The skill of bioinspiration. Drawing wellbeing inspiration from Nature and life's processes.
What has Nature taught you about wellbeing? How might learning from life's principles inform how you live and lead?
The weather changes around a mountain through the year. For the next minute we will borrow that image while we sit.
Sit as upright as feels natural, imagine the weight of the mountain beneath you and picture your head as its summit.
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 thoughts and feelings move through the picture like weather crossing the slopes, without holding on to them or pushing them away.
Take one more breath with the mountain, remembering that weather and mountains both change over time.
That’s the practice.
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 bioinspiration. Drawing wellbeing inspiration from Nature and life's processes.
What has Nature taught you about wellbeing? How might learning from life's principles inform how you live and lead?
The skill of bioinspiration
Drawing wellbeing inspiration from Nature and life's processes.
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