Simple Breathwork For Relief From Anxiety & Stress

10 minutes of simple breathwork practice. Develop secure inner peace through the practice of focusing attention on the sensations of breathing. In this meditation, I keep things ultra simple: no fancy technique or method, just the continual redirection of attention to the breath.

Directing attention towards the breath in this way draws attention away from the mind, and therefore we come to a place of secure and grounded peace and serenity as the mind eventually falls silent.

Transcript

Bring your awareness. Into the present moment. By simply focusing on the sensations of breathing. Let everything else fall into the background in your awareness. Be interested in nothing. Accept the sensations of the breath. As it rises and falls away. What does it feel like to breathe? Be as though this were the very first time. You've ever experienced the sensations of breathing. So forget about any concepts or images of. . . Lungs or air or oxygen instead just go the experience of breathing itself. If possible. Breathe in through the nose. Pause. Just at the top of the inhale. And then gently exhale through the mouth. See just how slowly you can breathe. All the way in through the nose. Slight pause at the top before exhaling through the mouth. And stay with this. Be disciplined. Be focused. This is our powerful way into the present. Simply remain focused. On the sensations of breathing In through the nose. All the way. Pausing. And then exhaling all the way. Continue to breathe in that way. And be fully totally immersed. Only in the sensations of breathing. Slow. Intentional. Patient. You will notice as you do this you can keep your attention on the breath. On and off. But it's as though your attention keeps getting drawn up into the mind. Thoughts keep arising. And it's as though you can't help. But get involved. Just for this time. Be disciplined and strict. The moment you have noticed. That you have gotten lost. In a train of thought. Simply return back to the sensations of breathing. And completely forget where you just went in your mind. It's not important. We are not interested. Just return to the breath. All the way in. Pausing at the top and then all the way out. Nothing more complicated than that. Can you allow the sensations of breathing to become the entirety. Of your experience everything else. Simply becomes irrelevant. Not interested in the slightest. Simply return to the breath. As often as necessary. And don't be frustrated. If you find that you've gone up into the mind and you're wandering off on a train of thought. The moment you've noticed that this has happened. You have automatically become present. So return to the sensations of breathing. And all is well. Slow. Intentional. Education. Control. Discipline. All the way in through the nose. Pause at the top before the gentle but complete exhale. Do not follow a single thought. They are not important. They have never helped you. Stay with the breath. And herein. Find the peace and happiness. That you previously saw. Up in the mind Let the mind go. Stay with the breath. And discover. The natural happiness and peace. That was always here. In a moment we will be leaving the formal aspect of this meditation. But see if it's possible, Even when engaged in daily activity. To keep just a little of your attention grounded in the breath. And in the present moment. And just notice if that changes. Energy. Of your experience of life. Thank you for doing this meditation with me today. Take care. And stay present.

Reviews

Very soothing and helpful! Feeling calm, very relaxed!