Evening - A Mindful Cup of Tea

This is your bonus evening mantra

Jennifer Cray is a life coach, meditation teacher and yoga teacher for Living Lit Up, based in Brisbane. You can deepen your meditation practices with her on Insight Timer.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:05):
Appoche production. Hi, I'm Jennifer Crai. Welcome to your evening mantra.
If it's safe to do so, close your eyes or
lower your gaze. Relax your eyes, relax your ears, relax

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your jaw, relax your shoulders down, and bring your attention
to your breath, drawing your breath down into your belly.

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Make yourself a cup of boil the kettle, grab your
favorite teacout. Observe if the teacup as if you're noticing

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it for the first time. Wrap your hands around it
and feel the coolness of the cup. Prepare your tea
with mindfulness, be completely present and aware. When the water

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is hot enough, pour the boiling water into the cup,
letting the tea steep. Watch the color get more vivid
and deeper. Hold your hands around the teacup, feeling the warmth.

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Smell the steam above the cup. Notice the color of
the tea. Reach for the tea cup with your non
dominant hand, and then move the cup slowly to your lips.

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As you take your first sip, notice the warmth of
the tea, and observe how the warmth moves from the
front of your mouth to the back of your throat
and down into your belly. Continue to sit mindfully enjoying

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your tea break. Today's mantra I take a mindful tea break.
Repeat to yourself, either out loud or in your mind.
I take a mindful tea break. Follow us on Instagram

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at your morning mantra