Smiling Mindfulness Meditation: Quick, Easy, Effective Mood Boost and Stress Relief

Give your day a boost with this smiling mindfulness meditation. This practice is great as a physical exploration, but also as a mental and emotional exploration. As you try the different facial expressions, notice what arises in your mind? Are emotions or memories automatically triggered? For fun, try adding a smile to whatever you doing a couple times a day and see if it changes your mood. Please let me know about your experience in the comments below. If you found this practice helpful, share it with those you care about:)
Joy Dettling of Upswing Private Yoga is a private yoga instructor with a special focus on chronic pain and fatigue. She uses yoga, meditation and mindfulness to help students find a greater sense of health and well-being