Take A Break - One Minute Breathing Space

A short SOS mindful pause to bring about calm when feeling stressed, speedy or tired. By bringing awareness to your breathing you'll immediately break the cycle of stress and tension and find a renewed sense of peace and ease. Do this several times a day and you'll be building positive habits of stress reduction that you can call on at any time.

Transcript

The one minute breathing space,

A stress buster for when life begins to drag you down.

When you feel angry,

Fearful or alone,

Or when your body feels full of tension,

Aches and pains,

This one minute breathing space will help to soothe your frayed nerves and put a space between you and your troubles.

This meditation accompanies Mindfulness for Health by Vidyamala Birch and Danny Penman.

Become still wherever you are and allow yourself to settle.

Let your weight sink into gravity.

If you notice tension anywhere in your body,

Can you let it go a little as your body sinks down onto the floor beneath you?

And now,

Allow your awareness to gather around the experience of the breath in the front,

Back and sides of the torso.

Feel all the different sensations of the breath as it flows into and out of the body.

Use the breath to anchor your awareness in the present moment and the body over and over again.

And now gently broaden and expand your awareness.

Become aware of sounds,

Of other people and the world around you.

Gently open your eyes,

Begin to move your body and re-engage with the activities of your day.

Reviews

Great anchor. Thank you.

Brilliant. Focussing on my breath made a massive difference to lighten the tension in my body. Thank you ❤️

This practice shows what is possible in the short space of a minute, to notice how I am and actually change how I/we feel - much more self-connected now,
Thank you 🙏🌟❤️

Just perfect

Great to have the option of such a short guided breathing space

Love this short, focused meditation for those moments when I need calm during a busy day. Thank you! 😊🙏🌻

Very compassionate and expansive for such a short sit. Thank you 🙏

Thank you this was a beautiful Namaste

Great experience

Great quick way to recenter and ground to the present

Thank you, perfectly relaxed and aware of the present moment! 🙏