Taoist Breathing for Tai Chi and Meditation - 04/14: Becoming Aware of Distraction

Taoist Lineage holder Bruce Frantzis leads you through the 4th lesson in a series of 14, all of which help you to extend the length of your breath and to fully bring oxygen to the back and side of the lungs, areas rarely engaged by shallow breathers.

You will also learn to feel your breath, to avoid holding your breath, as well as how to breath into different parts of the body to strengthen and massage the internal organs and spine. Understanding these techniques enables you to become aware of your emotions and deepen your meditative focus.

*Please note that this track is one of several. We encourage you to treat the program as a whole and recommend listening through them, in order, before practicing. In part, this is because Bruce presents a large volume of information at a fairly rapid rate, but we assure you that as the lessons progress, the guidance becomes less instructional, the pacing slows, and the meditatations become the main focus of the program.

May you practice well!

Transcript

Lesson 3 Becoming aware of distraction.

As we breathe,

There's the tendency that our mind can wander and we can become distracted.

We can think about the day's events or something that's supposed to happen in the future.

We can think about the day's events or something that's supposed to happen in the future.

As we breathe,

There's the tendency that our mind can wander and we can become distracted.

As we breathe,

There's the tendency that our mind can wander and we can become distracted.

So that slowly you can eliminate it and slowly you can become aware that this is where you will tend to get distracted.

At this point,

To help you with this issue of distraction,

Although the bells are giving you three second inhales and exhales,

I want you now to use your fingers to count your breaths.

How many breaths are you practicing?

So that later you can go back to the book,

Relaxing Into Your Being,

And you can practice on your own the number of breaths that are recommended in the breathing lessons there in the focus on practice boxes.

But for right now,

I want you to keep track of your breath just using your mind to notice how many breaths have you taken.

Beginning now,

Is it one breath or two breaths or three breaths?

So when you go back and listen to this lesson again,

You start keeping count of how many breaths you're taking each time.

Now when you breathe,

You want to start becoming as well as aware of what emotions or tensions inside of you.

You want to become aware are you staying in a relaxed manner without tensing up in the present moment,

Not projecting into the future.

Are you in the present moment you're in?

And after that,

I want you to feel how your breath is going through your body easily and comfortably.

Reviews

This is a great series. Thanks you!

Fascinating that distraction is
more likely at the gaps, so shortening the gaps decreases the likelihood of distraction. I found the 3 sec bells a little too quick for me, but when I continued on at my own pace afterwards, I did quite well. But I was so focused I forgot to count! Next time. Thank you.

I'm really enjoying this series. Discovering so much about a simple breath.
Thank you.

Thank you, was hard stopping to write between trying to 'get it' thus the quick thank you's. This is so fantastic. I need LOTS more practice & will add it to my tai chi lessons. Very clear voice with precise instructions.

The space between awarness, thank you! 🌹