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Five Minutes To Yourself

by Hannah Leatherbury

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4.7

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Activity

Meditation

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Everyone

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This is the second practice in a series of short meditations recorded for a friend who is a skeptic when it comes to meditation, a beginner to the practice, and someone who is seeking to manage levels of stress in her life after having had a stroke. She asked for a slightly longer meditation after several weeks of working with the 3-minute practice. Perhaps it can be helpful to you as well.

Self Care Skeptic Beginner Stroke Recovery Body Scan Breathing Grounding Mindfulness Gratitude Mindfulness Of Change Breathing Awareness Helpfulness Short Meditations Stress

Transcript

Hello,

I'm so glad you've chosen to practice today.

Begin by becoming more comfortable,

Whatever that means now.

Let your body sink into whatever surface on which you're resting.

Feel the way that your head releases,

Your shoulders release,

The tiny muscles of your face release their holding.

Feeling your back supported and easy.

We are so lucky to have these moments,

This practice.

This practice asks nothing more of us than to be here,

To breathe into the moment we are in,

And to do it as consciously as we can.

So you feel your breath now,

Each breath.

The inhale,

The exhale.

We all lose sight of our breath eventually.

No worries.

Feel it again now.

This moment reminds us,

This is my body.

These are my thoughts.

This is what I'm feeling.

Underneath all of this,

A beating heart,

A constant breath.

While the world changes,

While our bodies,

Thoughts,

And feelings change,

There are some things that remain constant.

Take a deep breath into this and know it to be true.

Thank you for practicing today.

Until the next time.

Meet your Teacher

Hannah Leatherbury Durham, NC, USA

4.7 (544)

Recent Reviews

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dineywhit

September 12, 2025

💖💖i just now came back to this meditation, and i had forg how much i love this, thank you again💖💖💖

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Noel

January 19, 2024

Thank you yet again for your simplicity that is grounding and calming.

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Kim

September 15, 2023

Lovely. Soothing and calming. Will definitely repeat.

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ila

May 12, 2023

❤️

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Elizabeth

May 7, 2023

Short and sweet. A 💎 gem.

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Allison

March 28, 2023

Beautiful in its simplicity yet abundant with meaning. Thank you.

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Claire

December 1, 2022

In a difficult moment this 5 mins practice was a nice release. Thank you.

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Becky

July 10, 2022

Truly a fast track to slowing down!

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Donna

July 9, 2022

🙏🌷

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Dana

June 10, 2022

Always space balanced by kind guidance. Always lovely.

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Timo

April 8, 2022

Wonderful. Thank you 🙏🏼💓

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Kelly

March 13, 2022

Thank you 🙏

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DeltaErin

March 7, 2022

A beautiful simple meditation to bring me back into my body on a hectic day at work. Thank you Hannah. 🙏😊

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Lee

January 14, 2022

🧘‍♀️💜🕊

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Nicola

January 1, 2022

The usual superb standard of guidance! Thank you, Hannah 😊🙏🏽🌸

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Ape

December 6, 2021

Simple, well paced & well produced.

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Evelyn

February 6, 2021

Thank you for providing this practice today. 🌺🌸

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Robin

February 6, 2021

Perfect in its simplicity. Hope your friend is receiving its benefits. Thank you Hannah & looking forward to more of these. 🙏🏻🌺

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Hanoch

January 30, 2021

Beautiful intro to any self-aeareness and meditatiin session. As always Hannah touches our most inner chords. Thank you.

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