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Calm The Mind, One Breath At A Time

by Sandhya Coyle

Rated
5
Type
guided
Activity
Meditation
Suitable for
Everyone
Plays
34

This calming meditation guides you through gentle breathwork, helping you release tension and relax deeply. You'll be guided to focus on conscious, purposeful breaths, followed by a 4-7-8 breathing pattern that soothes both the body and mind. Music is by Liborio Coni and is Bilateral Music that calms the nervous system and can reduce anxiety, and improve focus.

RelaxationBreathworkAnxietyFocusMeditationDeep BreathingBody AwarenessSelf CareBelly BreathingProgressive RelaxationCountingMind Wandering AcceptanceSubconscious GuidanceSelf Care Time

Transcript

Finding yourself a position of comfort and ease,

Allowing your body to settle down into the surface beneath you.

Giving yourself permission to rest now.

Connect with the breath.

Take a deep breath in.

Long slow breath out.

Deep breath in.

Long slow breath out.

Deep breath in.

Long slow breath out.

Slow deep breath.

Help to calm the mind and the body.

Feeling nourished by your breath.

Breath in deeply,

Belly expanding.

And out completely.

In,

Belly expanding.

And out.

And in.

And out.

I'm going to count very slowly now,

Up to seven.

And in between each count,

I'll use the words drifting deeper and deeper.

And you'll find,

As I count,

That you drift deeper into a state of relaxation.

It doesn't matter if the mind wanders.

It doesn't matter if you lose your awareness altogether.

All that matters is your own relaxation.

Allow yourself the pleasure of sinking deeper and deeper into the comfortable surface beneath you.

Allow yourself to drift into relaxation.

As I count slowly up to seven,

Using the words drifting deeper and deeper.

One.

Drifting deeper and deeper.

Two.

Feeling yourself settling down.

Becoming much more relaxed now.

Feeling so very comfortable.

Beginning to feel peaceful too,

As you drift deeper and deeper.

Feel that relaxation working its way through your body.

Three.

Drifting deeper and deeper.

Four.

Become aware of how slow and easy your breathing has become.

Drifting deeper and deeper.

With every breath you take,

You feel more comfortable and much more relaxed.

More and more relaxed.

Feeling your whole body getting heavier.

Comfortably heavier.

Almost as though you're sinking down.

Sinking down into the sheer comfort.

As you take a breath in and out.

In and out.

Five.

Drifting deeper and deeper.

Six.

Feeling more comfortable.

More relaxed.

And so glad to be drifting deeper and deeper.

Heavy.

Tired.

Drifting deeper and deeper.

Beautifully relaxed.

Every part of your body is coming to rest now.

Feeling tired.

Drifting deeper and deeper.

Heavy and relaxed.

Tired.

Breath in and away.

Seven.

Drifting deeper and deeper.

Into that warm and comfortable state of just letting go completely.

Allowing the subconscious mind to take on more and more of that responsibility for guiding your awareness down.

As you drift with your thoughts.

Just listening to the sound of my voice.

Each word I speak allows you to continue to drift down.

Deeper and deeper into relaxation.

Nothing bothers you.

Nothing disturbs you as you concentrate on my voice.

Even the loudest of noises will not bother you as you listen to my voice.

Concentrating only on the sound of my voice.

Each word,

Each sound relaxing you even deeper than before.

This is a special time for you.

A time to put aside your thoughts,

Your material problems.

A time where you can really become aware of that inner part of you.

A time when no one is demanding anything from you.

No one needing anything.

This is your time.

A wonderful relaxation of your body and mind.

Becoming now aware of the room you are in.

Beginning to invite movement to the body.

Perhaps bringing the hands together rubbing to create warmth.

Placing your hands over your eyes.

Take a breath in and as you breathe out open the eyes and gently releasing the hands.

So thank you so much for being with me today.

Hope you enjoyed this.

Meet your Teacher

Sandhya CoyleKeynsham, Bristol, UK

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