Awakening Calm with Mindful Breathing with Music Welcome!
Mindful Breathing with Music was created as a gentle companion,
Inviting you to bring relaxed,
Mindful breathing into the rhythm of your days.
Each exercise begins with a soothing narrative to guide your breath and calm your thoughts.
Followed by calming music,
Composed to carry you deeper into the stillness and peace.
Together,
They offer a space to return to yourself,
Quietly,
Kindly,
And with care.
So let's begin this journey by offering ourselves the quiet gift of deep abdominal breathing.
It's a simple rhythm,
But one that gently invites calm into the body and stillness into the mind.
As we breathe this way,
The mind may soften,
Becoming more present,
More accepting,
And less caught up in judgment or self-criticism.
So,
To help locate the focus of this relaxing breathing,
We're going to do the following.
To begin with,
Let's get into a comfortable sitting or lying down position.
This is the place and position you're going to feel most comfortable.
Your warm nest.
Making sure your spine is straight,
But not stiff.
And now,
Taking a couple big breaths in with me.
And breathing in slowly.
And breathing out slowly.
And breathing in deeply.
And releasing the breath gently.
And now,
Settle in.
Breathing in through the nose.
And while you're doing this,
Pushing the muscles of your abdomen lightly outwards.
And then,
While you're breathing out through the mouth,
Pulling the muscles of your abdomen lightly in.
Breathing in.
And releasing the breath.
Breathing in slowly.
And breathing out gently.
Taking care that your breath is slow and relaxed.
Breathing in,
Noticing that you're nourishing your whole being.
And when releasing the breath from your body,
Feeling the release of tension.
Breathing in and releasing the breath.
Breathing in gently.
And breathing out slowly.
And now,
Letting go of the structured breathing.
Taking a couple of deep breaths.
And then breathe normally.
While in this relaxed state,
Give yourself the time you need.
Following your own rhythm.
Feel your abdomen.
Noticing how the abdomen,
With every inhalation,
Is becoming warmer.
And with every exhalation,
More and more relaxed.
Breathing in.
In.
And out.
In.
And out.
Now,
We're going to continue breathing in your own tempo and rhythm.
Imagine the air filling your whole being during inhalation.
And during exhalation,
While releasing the breath,
Experiencing a wonderful sense of release and relaxation.
Breathing in.
And breathing out.
Breathing in.
And breathing out.
And letting the music stream through your whole being.
