What to do during breaks

[dschaffner]

is there a way of meditation that specializes on 2 minutes or less per session?

Simply counting the breath can be practiced for 2 minutes.

http://www.mro.org/zmm/teachings/meditation.php

- Don

[WebR0ver]

Put my feet up and read in my current recreational book.

[pascalvenier]

This leaves just enough time for a quickie!

[Rolf F. Katzenberger]

@Brent: thanks for your pictured explanation - added your suggestions to the list.

@darlakbrown: copied 4 of your ideas to the list, thanks!

@dschaffner: added. Thanks for the nice link!

[Barry]

According to Neil Fiore, even just switching to a different, less demanding form of work could serve as a good break from the main task and a way to refresh and reset your mind.

[DStaub11]

For a quick meditation, try Ten Zen Seconds by Eric Maisel www.tenzenseconds.com. I love it.

I make lists of things to do that only take a few minutes but either give me pleasure or advance a creative project, specifically for breaks. "Take charcoal to living room drawing table" was one of those. Take a look at some of your "want-to-do" projects and see if there's any way to dip in.

Something that helps immensely with this is making "set-ups" (Barbara Sher's term from Refuse to Choose). Make a place in your house where the project is all ready to go whenever you walk by. For instance, my painting in progress is always available on a drawing table with all materials (colored pencil is an easy medium to do for a few minutes, too!). For music study I have a keyboard, CD player, music theory book, music writing paper, and old guitar laid out in the guest room. And so forth.

Have fun!

Do Mi