
Start Here · Day 1
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Settle in and rest your attention on the breath.
- 6 min
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- Welcome to Spinn Mind. This is day one of Start Here, seven short sessions to learn the basics.
- Find a position you can hold without effort. Sitting on a chair is perfect. Lying down works too.
- You can close your eyes, or rest them on a spot on the floor in front of you.
- Let your shoulders drop a little. Let your hands rest wherever they feel heavy.
- Take one slow breath in through your nose.
- And let it go, slowly, through your mouth.
- Once more. Breathe in.
- And out.
- Now let your breathing find its own pace. There is nothing to fix and nothing to do.
- Notice where you feel the breath most clearly. It might be the cool air at your nose, the rise of your chest, or your belly moving.
- Pick one of those places and rest your attention there.
- Your mind will wander. That is not a mistake. That is what minds do.
- When you notice you have drifted, that moment of noticing is the practice. Gently come back to the breath.
- Feel the breath coming in.
- And the breath going out.
- If it helps, count each breath out. One. Two. Up to five, and then start again at one.
- If you lose count, start again at one. No one is keeping score.
- Keep resting on the breath, coming back each time you drift.
- Notice the weight of your body, held by the chair or the floor.
- Notice the sounds around you, near and far, without needing to name them.
- In a moment, we will finish. Take one deeper breath in.
- And let it out slowly.
- Open your eyes if they were closed. Move your fingers and toes.
- That is day one. A few minutes of attention, and a little more space in your day. See you tomorrow.