The ObservatoryThree minutes of breathing space
A short pause in the middle of the day — gather yourself, breathe, carry on.
How it works
- Read and follow
- Breathe
- Read and follow
Stop where you are. Lower your gaze or close your eyes. Ask: what is here right now — in thought, feeling, body? Just notice, change nothing.
Session in 3 steps, about 3 minutes. Doing it is part of Premium, which you try free for 7 days with no card. With Premium your answers are saved so you can pick up where you left off and look back at what you wrote.
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Why does it work?
The short "breathing space" (three-minute breathing space) is a core exercise in mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), developed to break rumination in everyday life. Source: Segal, Williams & Teasdale (2013).
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