Episode 6 - Dod at ein Coed - Coming to our Senses

Session 6: A mountain practiceThis last session is a mountain practice. Mountains can be a great source of inspiration for mindfulness and this practice can be particularly helpful when things feel unsettled. Bringing a mountain image to mind, with their qualities of strength, stillness and stability can help us to find a point of steadiness amidst the changes around us.You can listen to the podcast or follow the potted guidance in the invitation below. You might like to try inside with the recording first and then have a go outside...The nature sounds at the beginning and end of the recording are birdsong at Sunset on a chilly April evening in a garden in Rachub.Invitation 6: A mountain practiceFinding a comfortable spot and settling the body and mind as best you can...Taking a few moments to rest your attention on the body, or the breath...Bringing a mountain to mind — perhaps one from the Carneddau, or further afield...Imagining now the shape of the mountain...its solid base and outline...sloping sides and the rounded or more jagged peak... what’s it like...?Bringing to mind the qualities of the mountain — maybe its stillness, beauty and majestic nature...Noticing how the mountain is still and steady throughout all the changes around it - the light...the weather...the different seasons...Resting with this image of mountain in your mind.Mindfulness myth buster: You need to practice for long periods of timeLonger practices are great too, but even following one or two breaths or placing attention on one of our senses can help if we are feeling worried or anxious, bringing us right back to the present moment.This is the last session in this series of mindfulness and nature podcasts. We hope you have enjoyed it. There are lots of resources for developing our mindfulness practices, like the ones suggested.This mindfulness in nature podcast series is a collaboration between the Carneddau Landscape Partnership, Gwenan Roberts from Gwynedd Mindfulness and Golygfa Gwydyr