Mindfulness in the queue — use waiting times?
Use waiting times for mindfulness training: Connect with the ground, feel your breathing and smile inwardly. Finding composure in uncertainty is a valuable skill.
“It is important to recognize that I myself have an influence on the reality that I experience. ”
Mindfulness and this true statement by Tarab Tulku Rinpoche reminds us that you can also experience seemingly unpleasant situations positively in everyday life, for example by using waiting times to practice mindfulness training while waiting in line.
As rushed as many of us are, we are extremely annoyed by waiting situations.
If you will definitely find yourself in such a situation again soon, don't be annoyed that you are losing time, but use this time. Put your attention in your feet and consciously make contact with the ground to ground yourself.
How do we go about the whole thing?
If you are standing, make sure that your knees are not squeezed through.
Bring the spine into a gentle orientation by imagining that you are being pulled up like a puppet at the highest point of your head, and at the same time consciously letting your weight fall towards the ground. Then focus your attention on your breathing without trying to change it, and now give yourself an inner smile — you'll feel better soon!
With this little mindfulness exercise, you learn how to calmly and constructively deal with situations that you cannot change — a fine art!
So look forward to the next queue, so to speak... 😉
The team at Ayurveda Shunyata Villa ~ Sri Lanka wishes you lots of fun, serenity and mindfulness during implementation
