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5-4-3-2-1 Grounding

by PixelBadger Meditations › Mindfulness

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3.8 minutes 6 Steps

  1. Five things you can see

    45 seconds

    Look around slowly and name five things, noticing a detail about each.

  2. Four things you can feel

    45 seconds

    Your feet on the floor, clothes on your skin, the air temperature, your hands.

  3. Three things you can hear

    45 seconds

    Near and far sounds. Listen for the quietest one.

  4. Two things you can smell

    30 seconds

    Or two smells you like, if nothing comes.

  5. One thing you can taste

    30 seconds

    Or one thing you're grateful for.

  6. Settle

    30 seconds

    Take three slow breaths and notice how you feel now.