Breathing Into Spaciousness

This meditation is designed for those moments when life feels too busy and you just need to catch your breath. We’ll start by settling in and becoming aware of the places in your body that are longing for more space, letting your own physical wisdom guide your awareness.
From there, we will practice a handful of regulating breaths together, focusing on extending the exhale to calm the nervous system. After this short breathing practice, you’ll have time to linger in the quiet space you’ve created, noticing how a simple inner shift can change how you experience the world around you.

Transcript

Welcome to this moment. Begin to settle in here. Maybe finding a little bit of movement in your body helping it to settle. Find your way to a deeper inhale. And a grounding exhale. Allowing the transition to this experience to be a journey. Showing up just as you are. Beginning to settle in. Landing in stillness. Invite your body to soften into the surface beneath you. Let yourself feel held. Turn your attention to your body breathing. The rise and fall of your chest and your belly. The gentle expansion and contraction. It is this very breath. That will help us find our way to a little more spaciousness. And starting by scanning through your body. Noticing the places that feel tense. Constricted. Maybe there's a feeling of denseness. Welcoming any sensation. Without judgment. Welcoming all of yourself to be here. And finding a few rounds of deeper breath together. Allowing the inhale to be four counts, With a little pause in between. The exhale will be six counts. Giving yourself one natural breath here. We'll begin together. Inhale 2 3 4 Hold Exhale 2 3 4 5 6 Inhale 2 3 4 Hold Exhale 2 3 4 5 6 Inhale Exhale. Inhale. . . Inhale and exhale. One more inhale… Inhale and exhale. Resting the breath here, Allowing the body to breathe for you. Noticing the places that have already found more space. Inviting these places to lead the other parts of your body that might need a little help to find their way to spaciousness too. In this moment, You are safe. You are home. You can be here. Perhaps you're a little more aware of energy being able to move throughout you with a bit more ease. Finding your way back to a flow. So that you can invite the good to find its way to you. Remain open to all of the possibilities that are available to you. Let's take one more breath together, Nice deep inhale. And exhale. As you're more connected to spaciousness, Ease and flow. Your nervous system will respond differently to the world around you. So come back to this whenever you need to. Finding access to this spaciousness once again. And take gentle care. And I'll see you next time.