Day 3: (In Daily Life) Mindfulness Of Breath

Welcome to the Mindfulness Meditation Challenge, designed to help you build a meditation habit and seamlessly integrate mindfulness into your daily life. You can access the whole challenge through the playlist at the bottom of my profile.

Think you're too busy for mindfulness? This track is designed to show you how simple it is to fit mindfulness of breathing into your hectic day. Today's track supplements the previous guided practice, so be sure to listen to it after this if you haven't already. But for now, I’ll share practical tips on weaving mindfulness into everyday moments, no extra time needed. I’ll give examples of when and how you can incorporate mindful breathing effortlessly into your routine, even if you're constantly on the go. You’ll be surprised at how easily it can become part of your day!

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Transcript

Hello everyone. Welcome to this mindfulness meditation challenge. So breath is that single thing that is in our control and that is not in our control. Okay. So it is self-sustaining. It is so intelligent. It keeps us alive without our consciousness on it, Right? Our active consciousness on it. And it is the very thing that can control your whole nervous system. So it is very powerful. It is simple, But powerful. And in my experience, Simple things are the most powerful. Initially, It won't have that much impact on people. But when you do it regularly, When you do it for a longer period of time, Then you will notice a difference. Like, You know, When we go to the gym, Initially, We don't see much difference. Supposedly, We are going for weight loss, Right? No initial significant changes. But when we go day after day after day, Then there are changes, Right? Let's move on to incorporating this mindfulness thing into our life. And before we begin, If the practice or this live or whatever I'm telling you or, You know, Sharing with you is helpful, Then I would really appreciate, You know, Any donation. It doesn't have to be a big one because it takes time. It takes energy to do these lives every single day. When you donate, It makes me feel appreciated. It makes me feel valued that these efforts, This time, This energy is being appreciated by you guys. I am glad to have each and every one of you, You know, Because this energy that is created when we practice, It's a result when we practice together, You know, Everything amplifies. Moving on, How to incorporate this practice into your life. So today's task, Today's action step to include this mindfulness into your life is becoming aware of just one breath, One inhale and one exhale. That's it. So just becoming aware of it can be your practice. Meaning after this live, When you go into your day, Then there are times that you can practice that one breath thing. I will give you options, You choose. First is when you transition from one task to another. Okay. So when you are leaving this life and maybe going to work, Going to study, Going to do household chores, Whatever. So when you are transitioning from one activity to another, Then in that, Like while the transition is happening, Then you can pause for a second and take a breath and out and be aware of just that one breath. Okay. Another time is before sleeping. So since many of you felt like calm, Peaceful and all of that. So I think it would be a wonderful practice and some of you fall asleep. So it would be an amazing practice to, You know, Unwind. Another time is when you have an upcoming anxious event or something important like a meeting at office. Okay. So you can just pause and just be aware of one breath. You even don't need to close your eyes. Okay. No one has to know that you are practicing this. You can just lower your gaze just to, You know, Not get distracted and just be aware for the whole duration of inhalation and exhalation. And that's it. So, As I said, You can do this when you transition from one activity to another. You can do this before sleeping, Before a triggering event and also during the wait time. So when there is a red light and you cannot move in the traffic, So you can practice mindful breaths at that time. So being aware of the full duration of the in-breath and full duration of exhale or out-breath. So you can do this while you are stuck in the traffic, While you're waiting in a line. I don't know other places, But in India, When we take milk, Then we boil it. Okay. So when you are, When you are boiling it, You stand and you look at the pot so the, You know, Milk don't spill out. Okay. So while you are waiting for that, So any simple task where you are waiting, Maybe you are watching a movie and there is an advertisement. So during that time you can practice. So these are just, You know, Little pockets where you can be mindful. So these are options. You can think of something else also. So now I want all of you, Each and every one of you to think, To reflect and let me know when would you take mindful breaths? So it can be a particular time or it can be after a particular activity or any of the suggestions that I've given. When are you going to practice? Like how this practice will fit into your schedule? Because until and unless you schedule it, Maybe even set a time, Like reminder for it and alarm for it, You won't practice. And formal and informal mindfulness both goes hand in hand. So if you're practicing formal and if you are practicing informal, Then the effects would be like, I don't know, Two times or like multiples. You guys tell me when are you going to practice this one breath, Just one breath. Because until and unless you apply what you learned, It won't have that effect on your life. Practice is the key. Okay. So whether it is practicing the formal thing, Practicing the informal thing. I'm going to upload the recording of these meditations. You can follow me, You will get notified and then I will like make a playlist and upload all these meditations so that you can practice them on your own pace at your own time. Okay. So you can play a meditation and repeat it, You know, Three times, Five times or for a week and then move on to the next. Because that's how you develop habit as well as you will notice that each time that you practice the same practice, It is different, The experience is different, The insights, The effect of it, Everything is different. So let's, I think let's end this live and please don't forget to, You know, Check out my profile and donate if you found this session helpful, If you found the meditation helpful or my talk helpful. Okay. Anything. So yeah, Thank you so much, Every one of you for being here, For supporting me. Namaste.