{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"A Meditation on the Art of Stopping (Extended Version)","description":"We often think of mindfulness and meditation as sustained states\u2014when in reality, it\u2019s just a collection of micro-moments of stopping, breathing, really noticing our own bodies and our own lives, getting distracted, and then coming back again. Over and over.   As this week\u2019s teacher Shalini Bahl puts it, today\u2019s guided practice is about the art of stopping: letting go of our regular habits of the mind\u2014the pushing, pulling, running in circles\u2014 and instead just being for a moment. This is an extended practice, but as a bonus, we\u2019re also sharing a micro-practice version of The Art of Stopping that you can take into busy days. And don\u2019t miss Shalini\u2019s new article on Mindful.org that\u2019s all about the power of micro-practices to affect our daily choices.  Shalini Bahl, PhD, is the award-winning author of Return to Mindfulness and founder of Sama Life, where she offers daily live micro-practices for real-world engagement. Through her teaching, writing, and TEDx talks, she focuses on building practical mindfulness skills that disrupt default patterns and restore clarity, integrity, and care.   The transcription of this guided meditation will be online and in our app at Mindful.org next week.  Stay curious, stay inspired. Sign up for our free newsletter mindful.org\/signup or download the app for free at mindful.org\/app.  Show Notes Find more from Shalini Bahl here. Go Deeper For more resources on the power of the pause, check out these resources on Mindful.org:  How Micro-Practices Can Be the Bridge Between Your Meditation and Your Choices W.A.I.T. a Minute: A Practice to Pause Before You Post on Social Media  How to Get Good Pause  Waking Up to Your World: Using the Pause Practice to Break Habitual Patterns  For more practice pausing before making choices by compassionately interrupting patterns, try:  A 12-Minute Meditation to Get Curious About Your Cravings   And more from Mindful here: More episodes of 12 Minute Meditation Let us know what you thought of this episode of 12 Minute Meditation by leaving a review or by emailing yourwords@mindful.org. ","author_name":"12 Minute Meditation","author_url":"http:\/\/www.mindful.org","html":"