Mindfulness of Breathing Meditation

Bhante Gunaratana provides a basic guided meditation on the first night of a recent retreat at Bhavana Society.

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Thanks for the instruction. Always feel calmer after hearing you teach 🙏

That was grounding thank you

Really enjoyed my presence with this breath work. Thanks 🙏

Such an awesome teacher… read his memoir. Fascinating.

Very calming. Your rhythm of speech was ideal. Please do a series on impermanence,suffering and the nonexistence of self. With metta, Roy

Simplified what has become for me complicated. Excellent presentation.

Guided me to peace ✌️

Lookout. Discover. Like compliments, 5 star ratings are not easily dished. In the case of this session, I am commanded; whole fully guided...Simple reactions, simple solutions, simply stated.

I LOVE him and his books!

Very helpful and relaxing. I tend to overthink breathing exercises, but felt better after listening to this🙏😊❤️.

I had a peaceful feeling afterwards.

Wow! That’s what a real meditation is at its very basic and fundamental level- with no strings attached! Thank you so much.

I absolutely LOVE ❤️ this meditation 🧘🏻‍♂️ 👍👍 of all the meditations that I’ve found on Insight Timer thus far, this one has helped me reach the MOST PROFOUND relaxation period!!! I highly recommend it for anyone looking for well, PROFOUND RELAXATION LOL 😂 Thank you for creating it 🙏

Very helpful guidance for peaceful meditation.

Very useful with clear guidance

Nicely presented. Pleased to hear the advice not to verbalise! Noting and labelling easily become a distraction.

Very natural.
Thank you

This mindfulness of breathing is a bit different from some others I have experienced on IT. Don't verbalize a description of the breath, like "I am breathing in. I am breathing out. " Do not control the breath. Just give attention to wherever we feel the breath, and the moment of tension just at beginning of inbreath and beginning of out breath. Discipline the mind to stay awake and alert.

was made aware of the heightened tension/anxiety i experience at the end of the in breath. something to work on. I've had asthma over 30 yrs.

My typical practice involves labeling the rising and falling of the breath. It was interesting to see attachment arise and my resistance to this unfamiliar approach. Letting go became a valuable practice in its own right that gave me some unexpected insight.