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@2:50 – mindful insight daily – ten minutes for your mind
NORMALIZE SILENCE
Everything works better again if we unplug it for a bit, including our minds. Simply put, we meet live daily with minimal guidance for ten minutes of mindful quiet together. All are welcome.
“Color Picker” Oct, 2024. Visualization of a month of participant post-@2:50 daily color choices..
Join a free, live webinar using the buttons below just before 2:50 p.m. in your preferred time zone any day. All people, backgrounds, practices, and trainings are welcome. We’re just here to enjoy some mindful silence.
Live@2:50 pm EET Helsinki (UTC+2)
Today is day 1392
12:50 pm London
9:50 am Rio de Janeiro
7:50 am New York
6:50 am Mexico City
4:50 am Vancouver
2:50 am Honolulu
8:50 pm Tokyo
6:20 pm Delhi
Live@2:50 pm EDT New York (UTC-4)
Today is day 1731
9:50 pm Helsinki
7:50 pm London
4:50 pm Rio de Janeiro
1:50 pm Mexico City
11:50 am Vancouver
9:50 am Honolulu
4:50 am Tokyo
1:20 am Delhi
Live@2:50 pm PDT Vancouver (UTC-7)
Today is day 482
12:50 am Helsinki
10:50 pm London
7:50 pm Rio de Janeiro
5:50 pm New York
4:50 pm Mexico City
12:50 pm Honolulu
7:50 am Tokyo
4:20 am Delhi
Why mindful silence? Because…
- even ten minutes in mindfulness can affect the rest of the day;
- a mindfulness practice prepares you for future challenges;
- your plate of ‘to-dos’ can likely wait ten minutes.
How do I participate?
A short introduction is offered at 2:48 each day. You might,
- observe your breathing and let it go in and out by itself or;
- notice sensations in your body with your mind’s eye or;
- visualize a relaxing scene or something you are grateful for.
Why 2:50 PM?
By holding @2:50 in the middle of the day, we acknowledge the vital role a mindful or meditation practice can play in our lives. Is mindfulness as essential as clean water, nourishing food, and trips to the bathroom? A growing body of evidence suggests that it is.
What if I can’t join @2:50 pm?
You’re welcome to join @250 as often or as infrequently as your schedule allows. @250’s global mission is to encourage ten minutes of mindfulness in whatever form or time works best for you.
Participants say
Participants claim various activities during @2:50. Some people walk or sit outside. Others use the time to sketch or journal. Some folks get in a quick nap. It’s less about what we do and more about our repeating habit of doing it each day.
“I set my alarm for this every day. Even if I’m out on a walk, I try to join.” –P.
“For me, having everyone show up at the same time every day makes a difference in my life.” –M.
“Sometimes I just use this as a time to clean up my desk.” –H.
“It’s like my day is now in two parts. Before @2:50 and after.” –D.
Continuity enhances any mindful practice.
Looking for a guided mindful-ness story?
Listen to Nalu | Mind the Flow
Join Nalu on their mindfulness voyage of discovery.
An open mindful invitation
How might we make mindfulness the new bio break?
We envision a world where any hour, at ten minutes to the hour, there is an online ten-minute mindful meetup for anyone with an internet connection to participate in. Start an @250 in your home time zone. Let’s fill the globe! Learn more here.
@2:50 Milestones
- Sat 10 Aug 02024 marks one year of Pacifica@2:50
- Tue 12 Mar 02024 marks four years of Atlantica@2:50
- Fri 10 Nov 02023 marks the 1000th day of Europa@2:50.
- Sun 13 Aug 02023 Pacifica@2:50 begins in the Pacific time zone.
- Tue 6 Dec 02022 marked 1000 consecutive days of EST@2:50.
About @2:50
@2:50 is a free daily mindfulness practice for all. Created at MIT and volunteer-run, @2:50 helps you reflect & recharge with minimal planning. @2:50 promotes no creed, sect, organization, or ideology. People from around the world meet for ten minutes of quiet, and everyone is invited.
Joining on camera
Anyone anywhere can join the webinar any day using the links at the top of the page. You appear by name only. Everyone is also welcome to join the on-screen panel. Register here. Then, expect a Zoom meeting invitation daily in your inbox.
Volunteer hosts
Partha hosts Europa@2:50 from Finland. Professionally, he is a Supply Chain practitioner focused on S&OP / IBP. Personally, he enjoys walking in the forest. As an @2:50 host and life in general, he draws inspiration from non-dual (Advaita, Sanskrit) philosophies from the East and the West.
VK co-hosts various @2:50s. Professionally, she is an academic research scientist in fluids & structures. Personally, she likes poetry, opera, and Scottish dancing. As an @2:50 host, she is into short mindfulness practices, easily incorporated into the day.
Arthur hosts Atlantica@2:50. Professionally, he serves as a service design strategist in health and human services. Personally, he enjoys cycling and art-making. As an @2:50 host, he draws on experiences from yoga and meditation practices. https://arthurgrau.com
Billy hosts Pacifica@2:50 from Singapore. Professionally, he is a full-time student in Singapore American School. Personally, he is a classical music, rocket, and sleeping enthusiast. As an @2:50 host, he is exploring different philosophical schools of thought through meditation and trying to answer the age-old question: “what is the meaning of Life?”
Thank you to mindfulness supporters and teachers worldwide
10-day silent retreat at Dhamma.org | Greater Good Science Center | Insight Meditation Society | Mindful Boston | Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (Wikipedia) MIT Radius | MIT ORSEL | MIT CTL | SFZC Green Gulch Farm | Still & Moving Center Honolulu | Studio Mindflow Tokyo | u-school for Transformation | Year Compass
Mindful Practice Resources
DIY – waves of mindfulness washing on the shore
Nalu is the Hawaiian word for wave and also can be taken to mean mindful observation. Observing the natural flow of waves helps us understand the waves and flows during during our mindfulness journey. This video is the...
DIY – Eye of mindfulness practice
Use the Eye of Mindfulness background video below to enhance your DIY mindfulness or meditation practice. Then join in any day live at the @2:50 home page. When you meditate with your eyes open, keep a gentle, relaxed...
Breathing with Nature
For the @2:50 second anniversary, Natalie Hill from MIT ORSEL joined us to share this breathing with nature practice. Each practice introduces a sentence for the in-breath, a sentence for the out-breath, and a...
Gratitude mind guided audio
Gratitude practice is one of several techniques we practice daily @2:50 pm. Gratitude and gratefulness practice can evoke sensations and feelings that resonate with us for the rest of the day. We find attention to...
The Nose Knows
Breath attention for focusing is one of several techniques we practice daily @2:50 pm. Focusing on sensations and feelings related directly to breathing can serve as an anchor for the rest of the day. We find that...
Boxed Breathing
Boxed breathing is a supplemental @2:50 practice shared by one of our regular participants. It's a simple effective technique that quickly brings the mind into focus. It can be used anywhere and anytime. You can modify...