A gentle reminder today that the mind just like the body, needs a break and some rest from time to time.
I hope this short meditation will encourage you to take a break from whatever it is that you’re doing and cultivate some ease and calm..
A short mindful meditation.. It’s so easy to start a new week thinking about all that you have to do and look back at where you fell short this last week – this often causes us unease and anxiety. With this meditation we take a moment to reflect on what we did do well and cultivate a confident feeling heading into a new week. .
How about you ease into your day cultivating calm and ease? At times I personally can wake up a little anxious thinking about all that I have to do that day, or immediately jump online and scroll through my phone. I find when I start the day with a meditation practice, setting an intention for the day ahead that I am then calm and focused. First thing in the morning is truly my favourite time to practice mindfulness. And this practice is super short, just 3 minutes! Remember – it’s the small daily improvements and habits that lead to stunning results.
If you find that your mind often doubts your abilities and you feel as though your mind can often get in the way of you being the best version of yourself, a meditation practice like this one can certainly help. Stay with it until the end 🙂 x
We all get frustrated from time to time, especially as a dancing athlete, it comes with its ups and downs.. Perhaps you’ve had a recent disappointed and you’re struggling to manage the emotions that come with it and let it go. Firstly, Please already understand how incredibly resilient you are.. As dancers we put ourselves out their to be judged, for disappoints etc etc.. Sometimes we just need a little help & reminder in being kind to ourselves during these times.. I hope this meditation can help you at this time.
Please be aware that the audio isn’t great.. I was inspired by some dancers I heard from Nationals and quickly put this together. I shall re record at some stage in future!
It’s only human to be hard on ourselves from time to time and fall into comparison. Allow this meditation to give you a little self esteem boost.
Todays mindful meditation is about releasing frustration. Let’s be honest, we all get a little frustrated from time to time, whether it’s due to a difficult performance, a result, a slip, learning new steps. We can learn to let go a little with a meditation like this one.
I will do my best to upload mindful meditation practices each week from now on. This simple practice as I mention in the video is a great place to start practicing presence, cultivating calm and moving through life with more ease and grace. Take some calming exhales each day x
Heading to worlds? Perhaps a local competition coming up or maybe your prepping for the American nationals now? Allow Chloey to guide you through this meditation where we visualise us at our very best!
It really is incredibly important to check in with how we feel after each performance and learn to manage the emotions that can arise. Again, please keep coming back to this meditation and consider it just as important as your physical practice. With love to you all x