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Practice: Grow self-awareness

Practice: Grow self-awareness

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Practice: Grow self-awareness

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- This practice is to help you notice your habitual thoughts so you become more self-aware and emotionally intelligent. Find a quiet space. Shut off any distractions. Sit comfortably, relaxing your shoulders, feet on the floor. You can close your eyes or soften your gaze. Inhale through your nose and then exhale. Start to become aware of the sensation of your breath as it goes in. Notice where you feel it. Now start to deepen and slow down your breath. Breathe in. Two, three, four. Breathe out, two, three, four. Breathe in. Two, three, four. Breathe out, two, three, four. In, two, three, four. Out, two, three, four. Now breathe normally. Continue to pay attention to the feeling of your breath. If you're like most of us, you will soon find your mind wandering. In this practice, we notice the thought that happens, gently label it, and then return to our breath. For example, you may say, "To-do list," or…

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