How to create a mindfulness routine with AI tools

What is mindfulness?

Mindfulness is the practice of bringing your attention to the present—to observe yourself and the world around you while you focus on the moment you’re in. Mindfulness comes in many forms, from mindful eating and meditation to breathwork and beyond.

A mindfulness routine might include activities like mindfully gardening, as you focus on the sensations of digging your hands into the soft, rich earth. It might involve taking long walks, examining the texture of the bark on the trees, and trying to identify the call of the birds you hear. If a hobby helps you focus on the present, then that can be part of your mindfulness routine, too.

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Three ways to use AI for mindfulness

Where do you start with mindfulness? From meditating to journaling, here are three ways to use AI to create your own personal mindfulness routine.

Meditate

If meditation is one of your mindfulness moves, use generative AI to design meditations and provide tips just for you. For example, prompt your AI too for a guided meditation for remote work or sleep. Try these prompts to build meditation into your mindfulness routine:

• Create a 20-minute guided meditation for stress relief that is soothing and includes paced breathing.
• I’m new to meditating. Help me get started with a simple meditation routine by providing a daily meditation schedule for the next week.
• Provide tips to help me meditate more mindfully.

Write in your journal

Journaling to capture your thoughts and reflect on your experiences through words can be a wonderful part of your mindfulness routine. Get started with mindful journaling with AI prompts like these:

• Give me five journal prompts to deepen my experience of the present moment.
• What are a few ways I can use my journal to practice mindfulness?
• Create a series of journal prompts to move my attention from deep inside my thoughts and feelings to the outer world.

Find mindful hobbies

If you want to cherry-pick mindful hobbies that resonate with your interests, generative AI is a great tool for ideation. Try prompts like these to choose a hobby that will make your mindfulness routine just right for you:

• Give me a list of unusual hobbies that might be great for a mindfulness routine.
• I love puzzles and brain games. What mindfulness hobby would you recommend for me?
• I need a hobby that’s inexpensive, travels well, and helps with mindfulness. What do you recommend?

The next time you want to feel more grounded in the present moment, turn to Copilot as your AI mindfulness helper. Generative AI like Copilot is a great tool for generating ideas and finding ways to work them into your daily schedule. Use any of the prompts above to start building your mindfulness routine today.