This is a common introductory exercise in mindfulness – a practice derived from Buddhist meditation that involves paying attention to the …
Mindfulness: the craze sweeping through schools is now at a university near you
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Harriet Swain, The Guardian: Slowly take a raisin and examine every wrinkle and fold of its surface. Feel its texture with your fingers. Inhale its scent. Squeeze it and hear how it sounds. Raise it to your lips, place it in your mouth, explore it with your tongue. Prepare to chew. As you bite into it, notice the bursts of taste and how these change, and be aware of when you feel ready to swallow. Finally, feel the raisin travel into your body.
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