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meditation · 5 min · presence

The Present Anchor

A short reset you can do anywhere. Use it when you notice you've been somewhere else for a while.

The Practice

  1. 01

    Stop moving. Wherever you are is fine.

  2. 02

    Name five things you can see, without judging them.

  3. 03

    Name four things you can hear.

  4. 04

    Name three things you can feel against your skin.

  5. 05

    Name two things you can smell (or one and one you imagine).

  6. 06

    Take one slow breath. You're back.

Presence is not a destination — it's the room you were already standing in. This practice just turns the lights on.

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