Short Breathing Practice For Focus

This is a short, gentle, and easy breathing practice for focus and to calm and centre you. If the length of the breath feels too long pull it back to something that feels more easeful in your body today. We are using a yogic technique called Sama Vritti or the Measure Breath which I use all the time in my own practice. Try it out and see how you feel during and after the practice. Recorded in the beautiful Toohey Forest in Brisbane, Australia.

Transcript

G'day, This is Amanda from Ananda Amanda and I'm here in the beautiful Toohey Forest once more. We've had quite a bit of rain over the last week or so and it's like a fungi feast in here. We've been taking photos this morning and this is a breathing technique that I use this morning to start off my meditation practice and I thought it's really simple, It's really quick and it's really centering so I thought I'd just get on here and share it with you. So you can have your eyes open, You can have your eyes closed, You could do it in the middle of a busy day. Like I said I did it at the start of my practice, You could do it at the start of your yoga practice, You could take a mudra, Chin mudra or maybe dhyana mudra, Thumb pads to thumb pad and right hand inside of left mudra of tranquility and sit well or stand well whatever your chosen position is and I'm going to close my eyes. And so just beginning to feel your weight dropping down into whatever support you find yourself on, Might be your bed, It might be a rock like me or it might be a seat and notice your natural breath. No need to change it or alter it in any way, Just notice yourself breathing naturally in the space that you're in and if you can let your weight descend just a tad more do that. And then exhale all of your breath and breathe in for the count of four, Three, Two, One, Breathe out for three, Two, One again breathing for three, Two, One, Breathe out for three, Two, One, Breathe in five, Four, Three, Two, One, Breathe out five, Four, Three, Two, One, Repeat, Breathe in five, Four, Three, Two, One, Breathe out five, Four, Three, Two, One, Breathe in six, Five, Four, Three, Two, One, Breathe out six, Five, Four, Three, Two, One, Repeat six, Five, Four, Three, Two, One, Breathe out six, Five, Four, Three, Two, And one. Let go of the practice and sit and notice. And you can stay here for as long as feels good to you. Just a little technique that I thought would be great to share for centering for calm, For clear focus. Have a great day or night wherever you are. Namaste.