5 Minute Mindfulness Meditation for Stress Relief and Relaxation

Need a little space in the middle of a busy day? Pause here. Return to Calm is a short guided meditation to help you settle into your body, release tension in your shoulders and breathe with a warm golden-light visualization. You can listen at your desk, seated on a chair or wherever you can take a few quiet minutes. There is no need to make your mind perfectly still. Feel the support beneath you, take the next breath and return to the moment you are in. I’m Caroline Bakker, a meditation teacher, author and the voice behind RETURN by Caroline. I create guided practices for the real moments when you need a little space to come back to yourself. Explore more from RETURN: https://returnbycaroline.com

Set your worries down for a little while and come back to the present moment. In this gentle guided meditation, we placethe day’s concerns in an imagined basket, soften the body, notice the breath and spend some quiet time on our own. We close by feeling gratitude for one meaningful part of life and imagining that warmth extending outward. You can practice seated or lying down in a comfortable place. If your mind wanders, simply return to the breath, one gentle moment at a time. I’m Caroline Bakker, the voice behind RETURN by Caroline. Find more guided practices at returnbycaroline.com. #GuidedMeditation #Mindfulness#GratitudeMeditation 🤍 CAROLINE BAKKER | RETURN BY CAROLINE I’m Caroline Bakker, a meditation teacher and the voice behind RETURN by Caroline, formerly Meditations by Amazon Warrior. I create guided meditations and gentle practices for busy minds, sensitive women, ADHD, motherhood, rest, and the days life feels like too much. I began making meditations during Melbourne’s lockdowns in 2021, when I wasn’t even sure meditation was something I could do. Years later, through motherhood, an ADHD diagnosis, and a season of moving between countries, I kept making the practices I needed myself: small ways to pause and feel like me again. That work became RETURN. 🤍 BEGIN WHERE YOU ARE Find a free practice for how you feel today: https://returnbycaroline.com/library/ 🎧 LISTEN ON INSIGHT TIMER https://insighttimer.com/amazonwarrior/guided-meditations 🎁 FREE NERVOUS SYSTEM HEALING KIT https://stan.store/amazonwarrior

A short, uplifting morning manifestation to help you begin with gratitude, confidence and trust in your path. Listen to affirmations for ease, opportunity, prosperity, self-worth and peace as you get ready for the day. Let the words you need stay with you, and return whenever you want a gentler, more hopeful start. Written and voiced by Caroline Bakker forRETURN by Caroline. More practices: returnbycaroline.com.

When it is time to sit down with a task, press play and begin. This nearly 60-minute soundscape features a 15 Hz beta binaural beat and is intended as a listening backdrop for focused work, studying or working through a problem. Choose one thing to do and let the audio accompany you. Use headphones to hear the binaural effect. From RETURN by Caroline Bakker.

For the days when you want to concentrate without feeling pushed. This nearly 60-minute soundscape features a 10 Hz alpha binaural beat and can accompany reading, planning, writing or a slow start to your workday. Let it give your listening space a steady, quieter feel while you take one task at a time. Use headphones to hear the binaural effect. From RETURN by Caroline Bakker.