Pre-Yoga Guided Meditation

Designed to provide a guided mindfulness practice as you begin your self-guided yoga practice. Perfect for those who like to guide their own yoga flow at home but would like to listen to a guided meditation to ground them into their practice. This recording features guided breathing practices, gratitude, and intention setting to optimize your yoga practice.

Note: This recording is designed to be used before your yoga practice; it does not guide you through a yoga practice.

Background music by Chris Collins.

Transcript

Welcome to your pre-yoga meditation.

You can begin by laying on your mat in shavasana or seated in an upright position.

I invite you to close your eyes.

We'll begin by focusing on the breath,

Breathing in and out through your nose.

Notice the feeling of the breath ups the sensation of warmth against the nostrils.

Notice how the breath feels in the body,

Relaxing through the jaw,

Allowing your tongue to rest on the roof of your mouth,

Relaxing the space between the eyebrows.

Slowly start to deepen the breath,

Bringing it deeper into your belly.

As you inhale,

Feel your belly expand like a balloon.

As you exhale,

Feel your navel draw toward your spine,

Focusing the breath low into the belly,

Allowing the chest to stay steady,

Maintaining this deep belly breath,

Preparing you for your yoga practice.

Exhaling all your air out and begin to inhale 2 3 4 5 and exhale 2 3 4 5 inhale 2 3 4 5 and exhale 2 3 4 5 continue counting to yourself,

Completing 3 more cycles.

Slowly let the counting fall away,

Returning to a normal,

Comfortable breathing pace.

I invite you now to connect to a sense of gratitude for getting on your mat today,

For gifting your body with mindful movement.

You may now set an intention for your yoga practice,

Tuning in to what your body needs.

Do you hope to cultivate a sense of peace,

Energy?

Do you hope to feel calm or perhaps to tap into strength and power?

Set an intention and allow it to guide your practice,

Returning to your intention throughout your yoga practice today.

Taking another full,

Deep inhale into the belly,

And as you exhale,

You can roll onto your right side if you're laying on your mat,

Pressing into the left palm,

Coming to a seated position on your mat.

And as you're ready,

You can open your eyes and begin your mindful yoga practice.