Five minutes of mindful breathing.
Settle into a comfortable position,
Either sitting up or lying down,
With your head,
Neck,
And spine in alignment.
Then cross your legs and arms and place your hands in an easy and relaxed position by your side or in your lap.
Gently close your eyes and bring your awareness to your breath.
Noticing the breath coming in and the breath flowing back out.
Following as the breath comes in and observing the breath flowing out.
Just a gentle breathing in and breathing out.
See if you can breathe more deeply and fully into the diaphragm.
Noticing as you inhale,
Belly rises.
As you exhale,
The belly falls.
Inhale,
Belly rise.
And exhale,
Belly fall.
Inhale,
Belly rise.
And exhale,
Belly fall.
If thoughts arise,
Just allow them without judgment and gently return your attention to your breath.
Breathing in and breathing out.
Really allowing your full undivided attention to be on the breath as it gently comes in and flows back out.
Settling into the gentle rhythm of this natural pleasure that supports us in staying in the present moment.
Gentle inhale,
Gentle exhale.
Breathing in calm and breathing out peace.
Breathing in and breathing out.
And as we start to wind down this practice,
Just take a moment to check in,
Noticing any feelings,
Comfortable or uncomfortable,
Physical or emotional.
Sending yourself a little love.
We can allow this too.
And finally,
Offering yourself some gratitude for making the time to bring a sense of ease and balance,
Equanimity into your day.
And when you're ready,
Slowly start to bring back some movement.
Wiggling your fingers and your toes.
And when you're ready,
Gently open your eyes.
I wish you a wonderful rest of your day or evening.
