Guided Breathing Awareness Exercise - Meditation

This recording is for applying an easily accessible skill to help regain focus and calmness throughout the day. Your mindfulness practice can be an antidote to stress. This recording will allow you the opportunity to become more aware, relaxed, energized, and centered. Being aware of your breathing can be done all day long and can have a profound effect on increasing your mental awareness and staying in the present moment.

Meditation is helpful to the mind, just as physical workouts are helpful to the body for overall well-being.

Transcript

Throughout the day,

Take the time to notice your breathing.

Here is your three-minute breathing awareness exercise.

Begin now focusing on your breathing.

Breathing in and breathing out.

Breath flowing in and flowing out.

Stomach expanding on the in-breath and deflating on the out-breath.

Breathing naturally and fully.

Becoming aware of what you are experiencing right now in this moment.

Any body sensations,

Thoughts,

Or feelings.

Respecting and acknowledging whatever you observe in a gentle and compassionate way.

Observing and breathing with whatever is there or isn't there for you right now.

Knowing that by breathing into any stress you feel,

You allow it to begin loosening and releasing.

And when ready,

Releasing out any tension or discomfort with the out-breath.

Feeling more calm and centered each time you breathe in and breathe out.

Nervous system positively responding to a slow,

Deep,

Full breath.

The breath connecting you to the present moment into a state of awareness and calmness in each moment,

In each breath.

Breathing with the entirety of yourself.

Feeling whole and complete as you are right now in this moment.

Fresh oxygen reaching every part of your body,

Restoring every cell while you just breathe and relax with yourself.

Mind clearer and calmer.

Body relaxed as you return to the next moment of activity.

Remembering to continue to bring awareness to your breathing throughout the rest of the day.