Mindful Olfactory Exercise

Picture: woman smelling coffee beans

Smell something strong like coffee beans or perfume and pay attention to what happens in your nose, and then what feelings these scents evoke.

Does the smell of coffee lift your mood? Make you feel awake and ready to start the day? Does the smell of perfume remind you of someone special and make you feel happy / excited / safe / warm?

Really try to appreciate the smell or the object (if the perfume is on a piece of clothing) and how it makes you feel, breath in deep and think only of that smell and the feelings it creates.