04/28/2026
Mindful Moment: Transitions
Transitions and changes can be hard to navigate. Whether you are transitioning careers, houses, relationships or physical changes you can go through a big range of emotions. Mindfulness and meditation are just some of the tools you can use to ease some of those emotions. At the beginning of a meditation practice you may hear the practitioner say something about keeping you anchored here in the present. What that means is that your mental focus shouldn’t be reliving moments in the past or worrying about things you need to do in the future. You need to stay in the present, in that moment. Things can be really difficult if your mind is racing of all the things you have to do on your “checklist”.
Use your breath to help release those thoughts. Find a quiet place to do this activity. Close your eyes and start to become aware of the thoughts that have been racing in your mind. Focus on one of those thoughts as you breath in. On the exhale imagine that thought floating away into the sky. I personally attach a colorful balloon to the thought and I watch the balloon float away. Then focus on another thought and breathe that thought away. Keep doing this and you will start to notice the calmness of the balloon and less racing thoughts. It actually starts to calm down the thoughts entering your mind. Next focus on the emotions and do the same process.
As you start to release the racing thoughts and overwhelming emotions you may start to find an inner peace or calmness. When you do get there take a few breathes and allow the lightness you start to feel. This can be a lengthy process or you can do little sessions over time. Soon you may begin to notice that when you close your eyes and take 3 deep breaths your body will start to respond by slowing down those thoughts and emotions without too much effort.
Remember to be kind to yourself. Each day brings new and different challenges when a transition or change is happening. Some days it feels easy to accept these changes and other days it’s very difficult. Don’t judge yourself that today was a good day or bad day. Allow yourself a judgement free zone and just breathe. Stay in the present, breathe in the peace, breathe out the worry.
Breathe in the happy and breathe out the crappy. 🙏