Short Breathing Meditation: Taming the Amygdala

When our amygdala's on fire, one of our most powerful tools is bringing our awareness to our breath. When we "STOP" (Stop, Take a breath, Observe how we're feeling, Proceed with kindness"), we find the pause. In that pause, we have a chance to respond, with compassion, with kindess and with a open, curiosity for what is, just as it is.

Reviews

Lovely meditation. Great voice and good pauses . I’d love a version without the loud, high bell though! Thank you 🙏🏻

Loved it! Thank you!

Nice. Just enough guidance... love the pauses

Thank you so much for this. I was lying down while I did this, it was quite powerful for me. If you’re a mom, happy Mother’s Day❤️Thank you again.

Easy and calming meditation. Compassionate.

Perfect. Thank you.

A good presence and breath meditation. Thank you.

Regain control of yourself. Our world can become heated with emotional issues. Learn or remind yourself of the value that STOP brings!

Thank you for this meditation. I will bookmark it to come back again.

REALLY great timing and gentle guidance. Enjoyed so much I will bookmark & revisit

Thank you, I really enjoyed the meditation and connection to mind, body, thoughts and feel calmer 🙏🏻 x

A really effective meditation. Thank you.🙏

Love the science behind how we can be calm and relaxed through the breath. Thank you for sharing. Namaste.

truly loved this! resonated with the way she expressed herself, the choice of words, the gentle suggestive direction on visualizations. no jarring visualization direction whatsoever. my brain did not ‘rebel’ nor was it critical when a suggestion was made. so ericksonian.

Thank you! My monkey mind slowed down. It's been a problem the past few weeks. Sometimes it takes me to places of refuge....Like our camper, or a time sitting on the beach 25 years ago when I was by myself and watched the sun rise. The other times it seems to come up with solutions of how to deal with future situations. I'm not sure that's the best, but at least it slows down.

Excellent brief meditation thank you

Thank you for showing a simple, quiet way to defuse an anxious situation. 🙏

After thinking that there was nothing I could do to calm myself down, this meditation helped quite a lot. Thank you.