Micro-Meditations for Presence and Calm

“Take a Moment” micro-meditations—all only one to two minutes long!—make taking mindful pauses as easy as possible. They were created in partnership with Katie Dutcher, an expert mindfulness and meditation teacher, who says, “I always invite my students to start small. The most beneficial practices are like a steady and peaceful heartbeat, woven right into the fabric of your daily life.”

With so much happening in our personal lives and world around us, it’s easy to feel anxious, hurried, and distracted. Taking just a few breaks throughout the day to embrace present moment awareness can help us quiet down, settle back into our body, and feel relaxed. Tiny pauses yield big results. We invite you to Take a Moment right now to find the calm within you.

Katie Dutcher is a teacher of mindfulness and meditation and a Marriage and Family Therapist Trainee based in Monterey, California. She is the host of Flourish & Bloom—a membership platform offering resources and events for mindfulness, self-discovery, and greater well-being. A regular contributor and consultant with Quest for Eternal Sunshine, Katie is a Qualified Teacher of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, a Certified Mindful Outdoors Guide, and is in the process of becoming certified to teach qigong. Receive Katie’s newsletter and learn about her upcoming offerings.

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