5 Minutes to Focus With Shalini Bahl 

In this audio series, Shalini Bahl offers six short mindfulness practices that help us cultivate presence, positivity, connection, and calm focus.

These four- to five-minute practices are designed to support us during everyday situations and difficulties, empowering us to shift away from habitual responses that are often rooted in reactivity and stress. All you need is a few minutes to pause, breathe, and return to your intentions.


These audio practices are republished with Shalini’s permission from Return to Mindfulness on the Deckible app.

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The Predictive Shadow 

Our brains are prediction machines trying to keep us safe. But over time, we can wind up habitually choosing the relative safety of assumption over the risk of uncertainty. Mindful contributor Cathering Swett examines how we can work more skillfully with what she calls the predictive shadow, so we can keep the awareness without sacrificing vital connection. Read More 

  • Catherine Swett
  • August 27, 2026
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