To calm down a busy mind when you are having difficulty relaxing or drifting off to sleep, it helps to come back to your senses to distract yourself from all the "should, ought, must" noise in your head.
Sit or lie somewhere comfortable, and take a few deep breaths. Take a moment to notice how your body feels in the chair, and relax a bit more with each out breath.
Next, focus on something ahead of you, notice it, then close your eyes and remember it for a moment. Look again and notice a couple of things in your peripheral vision; then again close your eyes and remember them. Next, notice what you can hear and what you can feel your body is in contact with. Take your time, and let yourself slow down; no judgment is allowed!
You can repeat this sequence a couple more times, until you feel more peaceful, in a relaxed state, and able to control the wild horses of the mind.
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Nicola Preston Bell
冷靜下來忙碌的心靈，當你有困難，放寬或正要入睡，它可以幫助你的感官回來的注意力從自己所有的“應該，應該，必須”在你的腦袋噪聲。
或坐或躺在舒適的地方，並採取了幾個深呼吸。花點時間注意你的身體在椅子上的感覺如何，每個出了一口氣放鬆一點。
接下來，你關注的東西，注意到它，然後閉上眼睛，並記住這一刻。再看看，並注意幾個事情在你的周邊視力，然後再閉上眼睛，記住他們。接下來，請注意你能聽到什麼，你能感覺到你的身體接觸。把你的時間，讓自己慢下來;不得判斷！
可以重複序列的一對夫婦多次，直到你感到更加和平，在放鬆的狀態，並能夠控制心靈的野馬。
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