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A Gift of Loving Kindness Meditation by Emma Seppala, Ph.D, Author of "The Happiness Track"

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I find that by starting my day with five minutes of writing, it helps slow things down, helps me to be more present.

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Simple breathing to block things out and re-focus.

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I use Calm for my daily ritual for meditation, even if I can fit in just 10 min.

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I use Calm for my daily ritual for meditation, even if I can fit in just 10 min.

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Calm is the #1 app for sleep and meditation. Join the millions experiencing better sleep, lower stress, and less anxiety.

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I start every morning with a conversation about our daily schedule to try to be sure to find time for self-care and fun between visits and time with elderly parents. 

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I start every morning with a conversation about our daily schedule to try to be sure to find time for self-care and fun between visits and time with elderly parents. 

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Each day at breakfast I try to (informally or formally) touch base on the structured parts of the day (for specific  family members) and also ask what hopes there might be for the day or upcoming weekend (trying to keep weekends a bit more open and "special").

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Without the mail system working (& 1 more step), I've not written letters, but made small notes or decorated quotes and then taken photos and messaged them to friends and family. Similarly, I've been going through old photos so it's been fun to take the time to photograph them and reconnect with people from the past (good for all of us).

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This is a free extension on Google Chrome that gives you a quick mindfulness prompt when you open a new tab on your computer. You can also have it prompt you a certain number of times throughout the day for a longer meditation practice.

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Bring a microdose of mindfulness into the flow of your work day with every new tab

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I've recently tried compassion meditations and really find them helpful to get my head out of my self and my own stresses and focus on others. Here's on I just tried and highly recommend: https://ggia.berkeley.edu/practice/compassion_meditation

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Insight Timer is another app that we have used for years, there are a wide variety of meditations within this one as well.

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Insight Timer - #1 Free Meditation App for Sleep, Relax & More

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The best meditation app with the world’s largest FREE library of more than 190k guided meditations, 17k teachers & the world’s most loved meditation Timer.

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In this age of technology, receiving a card in the mail is a lovely way of sending/ receiving kindness. My sister got me using this card program - Send Out Cards - you can send cards to anywhere in the world. It's meditative to the sender and it's wonderful to hear back from the receiver. During COVID, it's also been a great way to make connections with a long overdue "hello" to friends you haven't chatted with in awhile.

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During online teaching, I developed a nightly routine of reviewing the day with gratitude and writing my intensions for the next day. That act helped clear my mind, I slept better and woke up ready for the day as I had already preplanned my intention. It was very effective way of keeping my stress in check.

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Like yoga, I started the practice of journaling my daily intensions, yet now I write them at the beginning of the day, and before going to bed, review and reflectively write how the intention manifested itself during the day. That daily intension has grounded me in many ways.

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When I hear the call to prayer in Abu Dhabi throughout the day I use it as a reminder to give thanks for something in my life.

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washing hands and feeling the water (temperature, pressure, softness), smelling the soap, feeling the foamy bubbles, etc.
eating at least one thing and really paying attention to how it tastes, texture, where it activates senses in mouth, etc.
walking (i used to not like this one until covid!)
etc.

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I have spent the last couple of weeks reflecting on each day in gratitude by writing what I am thankful for in a gratitude journal. It really helps me reframe my thinking positively.

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Daily practice I star every day with a conversation with my partner about the simple things we have in our lives to be grateful for.  In recent months, we've started these reflections in online conversations with our grown children. We love these moments on our days. 

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Daily practice I star every day with a conversation with my partner about the simple things we have in our lives to be grateful for.  In recent months, we've started these reflections in online conversations with our grown children. We love these moments on our days. 