Be Mindful - Mindfulness

"On a Sunday night I often have trouble sleeping, you know thinking about work and everything, but I tried the mind-fullness exercise to help me get to sleep. It really helps."

Mindfulness: Observe a flower

Observe a flower

We can bring a quality of mindfulness to any activity, from going for a walk, or doing the washing up, to having a cup of tea. This exercise focuses on looking at a flower. It can help improve observation and concentration skills, and enrich our experience of being in the present.

We recommend that you have a flower to hand - whether it's one you've bought or one outdoors. A flowering house plant is great as you will see it daily and be reminded of this mindfulness practice.

Any health warnings?

This mindfulness practice is only a guide and it’s important to keep yourself and others safe, doing as much or as little according to what feels right for you. Don’t listen to this recording whilst driving, operating machinery or crossing roads.