Breathing For Calmness

Experience an easy but powerful breathing meditation. You will mainly observe your breathing and reach back to a state of calmness and mental stillness. You only need to let go, close your eyes, and allow me to give you a few simple steps to reach relaxation.

Transcript

We are going to be focusing on breath to produce calmness. So first, Get into a comfortable position and slowly close your eyes. Place one hand on your belly and one hand on your chest. Time to feel the chest rise and fall. Feel the belly rise and fall. Take a deep breath. Slowly exhale. Continue with your natural breathing, Feeling the air entering through your nostrils, Then accessing through your nostrils. Continue to feel your breath. On the next inhale, Feel the belly rise, Then the ribs expand and finally the chest lift. Coming to the top of the breath below the throat. On the exhale, The breath leaves the chest, Ribs fall and belly contracts. Continue with this breath, Feeling all three parts of breath and thinking to yourself. Belly, Ribs, Chest. Belly, Ribs, Chest. Repeat this process three more times. Belly, Ribs, Chest. Chest, Ribs, Belly. Belly, Ribs, Chest. Chest, Ribs, Belly. Belly, Ribs, Chest. Chest, Ribs, Belly. Now begin to feel the breath as a wave coming up from the belly and rising to the top of the breath beneath the throat. Hold this breath for two counts. Then let the breath go in a wave from the chest out the belly. Continue with this wave-like breath, Rolling in and up, Then counting to two and rolling out like a tide. Feel the fluidity of the breath. Feel the complete cycle of the breath. Focus only on the breath. Finish a final cycle of this breath and after the complete exhale, Return to the natural breath. Feel calmness in the breath. Feel ease and steadiness. And when you are ready, Open your eyes.