Welcome back,
Even if the mind feels busy, or part of you wishes for quiet, that’s completely human. What we’re exploring is a little more breathing room around thoughts, and a gentler relationship with them. Thoughts themselves aren’t the problem — it’s how tightly we get caught inside them that can feel draining.
How we practise today
Use an anchor
Come back to the breath or the body whenever you notice you’ve drifted. It steadies you and gives the mind something simple to rest on.
Begin again
Each return is part of the practice. There’s nothing to fix, just begin again.
Bring gentleness and curiosity
Meet whatever arises with softness rather than judgement.
Loosen the identification with thoughts
Notice that you’re aware of the thoughts. They appear, change and fade, and you’re the one noticing. This helps you sense the quieter presence underneath — the awareness that isn’t pushed around by every thought that comes through.
Open to spaciousness
As you settle, see if you can feel the mind as a wider space that can hold all thoughts, from small ripples to stormy waves, without losing itself in them.
Let it be simple, light, and supportive. A few minutes is plenty.
Love,
Louise
