Mind Tools & Inspirations: Grains of sand

In this 3-minute practice you appreciate sand.

Grains of sand on the beach are on remarkable billion year journeys of transformation. Every grain of sand has a story.

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TRY THIS…

If you have time, let me guide you so you can focus on your experience.

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HERE IS THE PRACTICE

Sit comfortably and close your eyes.
Bring your attention to your feet.
Notice the parts of your feet that are touching the floor.

As you inhale gently come up on your toes.
Noticing the sensations in your feet as you come up on your toes.
As you exhale, let your heels come back down.
Inhaling, gently coming up on your toes.
Exhaling, lowering your heels.

Now have a sense that you are barefoot on a sandy beach.
Imagine the sand beneath your feet.
Wiggle your toes in the sand.

Grains of sand were not always small.
Many were once part of giant, far away mountains.
Every grain of sand has a story.

Return to the sense that you are barefoot on a sandy beach.
Imagine the sand beneath your feet.
Wiggle your toes in the sand.

Every grain of sand has its own story.
Stay with this feeling for as long as you would like.

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WHY DO THIS?

Grains of sand embody the idea of continuous transformation.

Each was originally part of something else, something bigger.

The origin stories are mostly geological (rocks and minerals, mountains and volcanos), but some grains of sand were once part of living organisms (coral, shells, fossil fragments, bones) and others began as man-made objects (glass, plastic).

Wind, glaciers, water and weather transported, eroded and pulverized grains of sand to their current size and location (and their stories continue).

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Mind Tools & Inspirations are experiences for busy, smart, curious people to help you operate your human system.

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Kindly,

Carrie

Carrie Heeter, PhD
Yoga Mind Tools