Hello and welcome to this guided meditation practice.
In this meditation,
We'll be going over how to practice mindful breathing.
And so go ahead and find a comfortable seat.
And when you're ready,
Just allow your eyes to close.
And if you prefer to keep your eyes open,
You can just have a soft gaze pointed towards the ground.
We can begin with just a few deep breaths,
Setting up this good foundation.
So breathing in deeply and breathing out slowly.
Let's do that one more time.
Really relaxing the shoulders on the out breath.
So breathing in deeply and breathing out slowly.
And from here,
You can just allow your breath to return to its natural rhythm.
So there's no need to control the breath in any way.
Just allowing the body to breathe itself.
Allowing the natural rhythm of the body to take over.
All we are doing here is setting up a good foundation.
So giving ourselves permission to just be here without having anything to do.
Without having anywhere to go,
Nothing else to achieve.
Just allowing the body and the mind to rest.
Noticing the spine lengthened,
But relaxing the shoulders.
Relaxing the muscles in the face and in the jaw.
Relaxing the neck.
And just noticing if there are any areas of tension or tightness.
And seeing if you can just soften those areas.
As you continue to allow your body to breathe naturally.
And from this place of stillness and this place of relaxation,
You can bring your awareness down to this feeling of the breath and the body.
Just staying connected to the present moment.
And then to end this meditation,
We can go ahead and take a deep breath in and a deep breath out.
And in your own time,
Allow your eyes to open,
Again,
Taking in the room around you.
Just noticing the environment,
Checking in with your feelings and your emotions.
And seeing if you notice any calm or relaxation.
If you need to take another deep breath,
Feel free to do so.
I hope you have a wonderful day and I hope to see you back here again soon.
Namaste.
