Breathing Space Meditation

This is a short meditation that can be useful for those moments when we are troubled by difficult thoughts, feelings, or sensations. Things that we often react to in ways that are not helpful for us. Not only can it help at the moment, but by practicing this meditation regularly, over time we teach our mind to approach these difficulties in a different way. Almost like inserting a few-second gap when things happen, a 'breathing space', allows us to choose how we react.

This is undoubtedly the single most valuable skill I have ever learned. And practicing it has been worth every second.