Welcome.
Begin by settling in to a comfortable seated position.
Feel your body supported by your chair or bed.
Feel your feet resting on the ground.
Start by taking a deep breath in and out.
Sometimes our minds can be noisy.
As you begin to focus on your breath,
Practice kindness with yourself as your mind wanders.
Patiently bring your awareness back to your breath.
As you breathe deeply,
Feel your belly expand to welcome the breath in.
Feel it relax as the breath flows back out.
Breathing in,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Pausing,
Out,
Two,
Three,
Four,
In,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Pausing,
And out,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Continue at this pace.
You may count to yourself.
If your mind has begun to wander,
Notice what has come up for you.
Gently and with kindness,
Bringing your attention back to your breath.
Counting in,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Pausing,
And out,
Two,
Three,
Four.
As thoughts interrupt your focus on breath,
Acknowledge them.
Then gently bring your awareness back to your breath.
Counting in,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Pausing,
And out,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Slowly bring your awareness back into your body,
To the chair or bed beneath you.
As you feel complete,
Begin to open your eyes.