Breathing Relaxation 1

A short breathing meditation. We breathe every second of every minute of every day and yet 99% of the time, we are unaware of it. Learning to pay attention to the breath is a cornerstone of meditation.

Transcript

Take some time now to breathe.

Put one hand on your upper chest and one hand on your stomach.

Close your eyes.

Relax.

Loosen off.

Slow down.

Breathe.

In and out.

Notice which hand is moving as you breathe in and out.

And gently and easily and comfortably move your breathing down,

Down into the stomach,

Down so that the lower hand,

The hand on your stomach is rising as you breathe in and falling as you breathe out.

Breathe in.

Breathe out.

Be gentle.

Just notice it happening.

And become aware now how as you breathe out,

Your muscles are relaxing just a little more.

How with each exhalation,

You're becoming a little more relaxed.

And a few moments allowing each exhalation to take you a little deeper,

Relaxed.

That's right.

Deeper and deeper relaxed.

Good.

Notice how easy that procedure has been.

Give your toes a little wiggle.

Give your fingers and thumbs a little wiggle.

Bring yourself back to the moment.

Gently open your eyes.

And have a nice gentle stretch,

Fully back in the room,

Relaxed and refreshed.

Be good to yourself.

Reviews

Great technique, Andrew's voice is deep, soothing and very professional. His voice feels like a blend of authority and serenity: confident enough to teach, but gentle enough to make you feel like you’re being guided through a spiritual meadow.

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This is the first ever Meditation in over 10 years that helped me realise the different breathing from chest to belly/abdomen.

Excellent way to slow down in a short amount of time, and also feel refreshed. Great as always, Andrew! 👏

That was beautiful. Simple, effective and so very calming. Thank you.

I enjoyed the meditation. Lovely soft voice helped too

Great meditation. Always appreciate the the self love. “Be good to yourself”. A constant practice here.

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“It’s time to relax.”I think I underestimate that phrase and should use it more. I struggle with slowing down and being (like many) Your sessions always help, and inspire me to relax more often
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So tremendously relaxing! I am suffering with stuffiness from my cold, but as soon as I pressed play I was able to finally breathe and relax for a few moments. Thank you for sharing your incredibly soothing voice 🙏🏻

This works so well for me because I can breath at my own pace. I can reach a level of relaxation in these 4 minutes which I find very hard to do on my own. Namaste.

Very soothing and gentle. Just what I needed this morning thank you!

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A very powerful short meditation. Thank you very much.

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