Have a go at this .. go on, it's quite interesting and will only take five minutes or so, and follow each step sequentially without jumping to the next or the end before you have completed the step you're on..
Look around you and find something that you can pick up that is a raw / natural material, like wood or stone, a leaf of seed, a nut or maybe a fruit of some kind.
Now hold it in your hand and feel its weight and mass. Close your eyes and sense how heavy or light it feels in your hand. Sense how the object in your hand feels against your skin, how it is warm or cold, soft or hard, smooth or rough.
Now place your nose over it and breathe in, sense the aroma it gives off for a minute or so - think about how it makes you feel.
Look closely at the object, notice how it looks, its' form its' shape, the space it occupies in your hand. See how it fits into your palm. Look at the colour of the object, the surface of it - is it matt, shiny, bright?
Focus on the object, take your time, give it a few minutes to continue to feel, smell and look at the object.
Now place the object beside you, close your eyes gently and picture the object in your mind, recall how heavy it is, its' smell, shape, texture and form. Focus for a short while on the picture in your mind. Breathe gently and calmly.
Slowly open your eyes and look at the object.
How do you feel?
Look around you and find something that you can pick up that is a raw / natural material, like wood or stone, a leaf of seed, a nut or maybe a fruit of some kind.
Now hold it in your hand and feel its weight and mass. Close your eyes and sense how heavy or light it feels in your hand. Sense how the object in your hand feels against your skin, how it is warm or cold, soft or hard, smooth or rough.
Now place your nose over it and breathe in, sense the aroma it gives off for a minute or so - think about how it makes you feel.
Look closely at the object, notice how it looks, its' form its' shape, the space it occupies in your hand. See how it fits into your palm. Look at the colour of the object, the surface of it - is it matt, shiny, bright?
Focus on the object, take your time, give it a few minutes to continue to feel, smell and look at the object.
Now place the object beside you, close your eyes gently and picture the object in your mind, recall how heavy it is, its' smell, shape, texture and form. Focus for a short while on the picture in your mind. Breathe gently and calmly.
Slowly open your eyes and look at the object.
How do you feel?
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