How to use your body to soothe your mind.

Calm Practice

Eye Rest

If you feel overwhelmed or overstimulated, this tool will calm you by reducing your sensory input.

Here’s how:

• Find a cozy, comfortable and distraction-free place to lie down where you will not be disturbed.
• Cover your eyes with an eye mask or a weighted eye pillow. *A pillow case or small blanket can be used instead.
• Rest your focus on your breath and the weighted feeling on your eyes.
• Notice thoughts that surface and emotions that may bubble up. Watch them come and go like clouds in the sky. Stay in the place as long as you need.

Reference

Ballagh, R. (2024). Eye rest. 101 Ways to Find Calm: How to Use Your Body to Soothe Your Mind. P. 174.