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Use This When Stressed | Bonus Meditation with Dawn Mauricio

Nov 24, 2024

Explore the art of mindful meditation as a tool for stress relief during tough meetings and interactions. Discover techniques to help you respond thoughtfully rather than react impulsively. Engage in a brief breathing exercise designed to heighten awareness and calm your emotions. Dawn Mauricio's playful and heartfelt approach makes these practices accessible, whether you’re at work, home, or on the go. Transform difficult moments into opportunities for mindfulness!

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Mindfulness meditation helps individuals manage stress by promoting awareness of physical sensations and emotional states during challenging interactions.

Quick mindfulness techniques can be seamlessly integrated into daily life, offering immediate stress relief without requiring extensive time commitments.

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Navigating Stress in Interpersonal Interactions

An effective way to handle stress from interpersonal interactions, including challenging work meetings or personal situations, is through mindfulness meditation. This practice encourages individuals to pause and redirect their focus, even in the midst of stressful scenarios. For instance, by taking a moment to breathe deeply and become aware of bodily tensions—like tense shoulders or clenched fists—one can foster a state of relaxation. This mindfulness approach highlights the importance of tuning into both physical sensations and emotional states to better manage stress and maintain composure.

Mindful Meditation for Stress Relief

4min

Mindfulness in a Moment: Quick Breathing Exercise

3min

When you’re faced with a difficult situation, respond rather than react by slowing down, taking a breath, & observing what you’re feeling.

About Dawn Mauricio:

Dawn Mauricio discovered the practices of Buddhist meditation in 2005, and from then on, did what any well-intentioned perfectionist would do — plunge in head first! Since then, she's graduated from several teaching programs, including Spirit Rock's four-year Teacher Training. Her teaching style is playful, dynamic, and heartfelt, and she teaches extensively in her home-country of Canada, as well as the US, to teens, people of color, and folks of all backgrounds.

To find this meditation in the Happier app, you can search for “When Meetings Stress You Out.”

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