Calm Your Mind With Your Breath

A guided mindfulness practice designed to calm your thinking mind and help focus your awareness on your ever-present breath. This recording does not contain background music and there are long silent pauses.

Transcript

Gently close your eyes and settle into your body.

Take a moment now to adjust your posture.

Sit with an upright and open posture.

Now in your own way,

Take a few moments to relax your body.

Take three slow,

Deep conscious breaths.

And as you breathe out,

Feel your muscles softening and loosening.

Relaxing,

Awake and alert.

Allow your breath to find its own depth and rhythm now.

To just breathe itself.

Now become aware of the space before your closed eyes.

It's like a field of darkness.

Perhaps there are some muted shapes or colours.

Just simply resting your attention there.

With relaxed eyes and a soft gaze.

Now bring your attention to any sounds coming to you from outside.

Or inside the room.

Just simply listening.

With a gentle curiosity.

Allow the sounds to call your attention into the present moment.

Just listening.

Now open your awareness to your breath.

Notice the feeling of the breath.

As you breathe in.

And as you breathe out.

Feel the air moving over your nostrils.

Feel the slight movement of your chest and your belly.

Rising with the in-breath.

Sinking with the out-breath.

Notice the feeling of each breath.

Just your natural breathing.

Just your natural breathing.

Follow each breath.

If you notice your attention wandering or becoming caught up in a stream of thought.

Simply bring your attention back to the next breath.

Being aware of the feeling of the breath again.

And notice the sounds.

As you rest your attention in the space in front of the eyes.

Now as we come towards the end of this meditation.

Allow your breathing to become a little stronger.

Perhaps a deeper breath or two.

Start to reactivate your body by moving your fingers and toes.

Have a stretch.

And when you are ready,

Slowly open your eyes.

Reviews

Went and looked for so many other meditations on this topic, and glad I found this one. Lots of silence and the pace was slower. This was just what I needed.

Just the right amount of talking and silence. A perfect short meditation.