Hi there, welcome to the end of our material for week one. Now we're going to start practicing a mindfulness practice. It's to train your early warning system. And this is very useful for us because the first step in stress proofing is noticing when you're stressed. Oftentimes, we notice when our stress has been building up for a while, when it gets to be quite high level, then we Oh, wow, I'm really feeling overwhelmed. So this practice is training us to notice far before that, back when it's still slowly starting to build just a tiny bit, we can end the stress reaction there, preventing all that buildup, preventing any negative health effects, and of course, any limits to our productivity, or potential.

So we're going to train ourselves to notice the bodily signs of stress. Our bodies always tell us when we're stressed and next week We're gonna find out exactly why that is. So as I mentioned, this practices to is training you to notice the signs of stress quicker. And then you can do something about it quicker as well. This is a guided meditation, all you do is follow along, and I'll lead you through the steps. Use this meditation, anytime that's useful to you.

But specifically, I need you to practice everyday for a week. This may seem like a lot, and in a way it is. We need to build up a habit of mindfulness of meditation. That's when we really begin to benefit from it. We can't really stress proof ourselves very effectively. If we do it for a little bit, then, you know, go do something else.

Maybe do a little more. Consistency is the key here. Everyday for a week training your early warning system or body scan during your body And meditation, it'll help you relax more when feeling stressed. Build your awareness, and then also your acceptance of whatever is coming up. bit of tension in the shoulders. Okay?

Yeah, headache is brewing. Okay? That's okay. That's a very valuable skill in itself. So practicing everyday for a week, and this is a very effective foundation for next week's material when we start learning, how do you end a stress reaction? In the moment?

What can you do? Okay, so, wishing you much enjoyment with this practice. I know you can do it. We've gone through a lot of things. So far we've looked at what mindfulness meditation are, why you're here, how mindfulness and meditation can relate to your life and your purpose. And we've looked at also how we can start to stress proof ourselves.

All right, well, don't so far. practice every day. And I'll see you next week.