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One-minute pause

A one-minute break to notice how you feel, feel the floor under you and come back to the moment.

About 1 minuteFrom Module 3, Learn

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  • One-minute pause

    A short break to notice how you feel and come back to the moment.

    Time: About 1 minuteLevel: Gentle Can be done sitting

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This is a one-minute pause from VITALITY, a sport project for women, co-funded by the European Union through Erasmus+. You can sit or stand. Keep your eyes open. If this makes you feel worse, stop.

Stop what you are doing. (pause)

Notice how you feel right now. Name it quietly to yourself. Maybe "this is worry", or "this is tiredness". (pause)

Press your feet slowly into the floor. Feel the floor under you. (pause)

Breathe out slowly. Let the next breath come by itself. (pause)

Now look around you. Find three things you can see. (pause) And two things you can hear. (pause)

Ask yourself what you need now. Maybe some water, a rest or a stretch. (pause)

That is your pause. When you are ready, go back to your day.

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