Re-Connect With Your Entire Body In 15 Minutes

Oftentimes, we may be aware of the breath in a generally broad sense, whether noticing a certain quality of the breath or a part of the body moving with the breath. Although that can be incredibly supportive, we sometimes miss the breath as a full-body experience.
This 15-minute meditation (with an ending bell) guides you to sense both your breath and body, tuning into the energy getting sent to your entire body with each inhale, and how each exhale cleanses your entire body.

Transcript

Find a comfortable seat,

Or you can always do this meditation standing or reclined.

Spend a few minutes quieting your mind by gathering your attention around your breath.

Begin by noticing the more obvious movements of the body in relation to your breath,

Like the chest,

Abdomen,

Or back body.

Get even more curious about the qualities of your breath.

How is it moving in and out of your body?

What parts rise and fall,

Expand and contract?

Eventually,

Turn your attention to the even more subtle movements of your breath,

Observing if one side of the body moves more freely than the other,

Or if the body doesn't expand fully in some areas with each inhale.

Finally,

For the remainder of the practice,

When you inhale,

Tune into how breathing in sends energy to your entire body,

All the way down to the tips of your fingers and toes.

When it's time to exhale,

Sense into how exhaling draws out old or stagnant energy from all the parts of your body.