Connecting With Your Breath

Breathing happens automatically, without our thinking about it. It's a lifeforce (accessible).
In this practice, you'll be guided through experiencing the breath in the body that you can use anytime as a home base to come back to again, and again.

Transcript

Hello and welcome. This is a practice. And mindfulness of the breath. And it's not all the time that we slow down to notice our breathing. And all the ways we experience this in our body. So in this practice. I'll guide you through. A few ways that you can sense and feel. Or practice. Finding and locating and and being with the breath. In the body. And. As you do this exercise, You might sit, You could choose to stand. Lay down or even walk. So gently allowing your awareness to scan through the body. And wherever you notice tension, You might invite that to soften and release. And then observing your natural breath. So just taking a moment to. Feel your breath. In this moment. You might take a very. . . Few full breaths. So a slow breath in through the nose. And a slow breath out through the mouth. And again. A slow breath in through the nose. And a slow breath out through the mouth. Of breathing happens. Automatically. We don't have to think about it. And It's a life force. It's successful. So there are a few different ways you can experience the breath in the body. One is through the nostrils. So if you focus on breathing in and out through your nostrils only, You can practice this right now. You might sense the coolness and the warmth. Of air in and out through the nostrils. As you breathe in and out. And if it's not really obvious to you, You could put a finger below your nose and just sense as you're breathing in. And then out. If you notice any temperature change in the air flow. In and out of the nostrils. That's one place you can sense the breath. Another might be in the back of the throat. So as you're breathing in, You might sense the air or a swirling or some sensation moving from the nostrils into the throat. You can also place a hand. On the chest or the belly. And feel the rise and fall of the breath. As it moves in the nostrils. And through and through the chest. Into the belly. And just notice any movement of your hands. Any sensations of the body connecting with the hands. As you're breathing in and out. You can also count the breaths. So you may count. In to four. And then exhale out to a count of four. Let's try this together. Inhaling. One, Two, Three. Or. . . And exhaling. One, Two. Three. For again inhaling and exhaling. One, Two, Three, Four. And exhaling. One, Two. Three. Solar. And you could continue. That four, Four breath. As long as you like and feel comfortable with it. You can also experience the beginning. Middle. And end of each breath. So using. . . Either the techniques we've talked about with the nostrils, The throat, The chest. The belly. Feeling into When you begin your breath. Where you experienced this. And the breath is in the middle of the inhale. Where do you experience this? And at the end of the inhale, Where do you experience this? And then focusing on the exhale. What do you experience? Beginning. Of the exhale. In the middle of the exhale. And the end. Of the exhale. Sit with a few inhales and exhales, Experiencing the middle. Beginning and end of each breath. And as you become comfortable with that, Then start noticing the spaces. Between each breath. So inhaling. Notice any space before you exhale. And after that, Exhale any space before you inhale. So you can experiment. Then last sitting again naturally Just coming back to your natural breath. And feel here the whole body. Breathe in. Mates. Close your eyes if that's comfortable to you or. Set a gaze downward, Something unmoving that you can observe and then sense into the whole body. Breathing. So these are some suggestions and practices that you can work with. Breath in and out through the nostrils. Throat, The chest. The belly. The whole body breathing. It's a whole body breathing. Or an also beginning, Middle, And a beach breath. Spaces between each breath. And see what else. Comes up. Also remember, You can count your breaths. Counting in to four or five. And exhale to count of four or five. I hope you enjoyed practicing. Connecting in with your breath. And into your body. In this space. And I'll see you back here. An insight timer for more practices. Thank you for joining today.