Mindful Breathing

Allow your breath to connect you with your inner calm and peace. Go deeper and deeper as you progress. This meditation is great to start or end your day or for any moment you feel you need it. Once you have repeated this meditation you will be able to independently guide yourself through this process and mindful breathing may become an integrated part of your day. You will know when you will need it and you will automatically connect and create the level of calm required in the moment. Note there are some silences of approximately 1 min throughout this meditation. Perhaps some days this will feel like a long pause and other days it will feel too short. Appreciate both experiences as an indication of how you are in that particular moment. No judgement needed.

Transcript

Allow yourself to become aware of your breath,

Perhaps for the first time today.

Notice any movement in your body created by your breath.

Just observe your breath without changing anything.

If your mind is particularly busy today,

You might say inhale with your inhale,

And exhale with your exhale,

Just to give your mind something to focus on.

You can try this out if you'd like to,

Or you can just continue with your awareness on your breath.

Be aware of the quality of your breath in this moment,

Without any judgement.

Where do you notice your breath in your body?

See if you can rest your awareness at your nostrils,

Feeling the breath as it enters and leaves your body.

You might even note the different temperature of the air from your inhale to your exhale.

Now move your awareness to your chest as it expands and contracts.

Keep your awareness here for a moment,

Shifting your awareness to your stomach,

And see if you can notice the rise and fall of your stomach with your in-breath and your out-breath.

Now see if you can follow the natural rhythm of your breath,

Again noticing all the movements in your body as you breathe.

While remaining with your awareness on your breath,

Wherever it feels most natural to you at this time,

We're going to take ten mindful breaths.

Count ten mindful breaths while keeping your awareness on your breath,

And observe your experience,

And see how this feels in this moment.

While you follow your breath,

See if you can allow in a sense of calm as you inhale and exhale.

Allow this calmness to wash throughout every cell in your body.

Allow your breath to be an anchor to the present moment.

Taking a moment to reflect on your experience.

How are you feeling?

Do you feel the same?

Do you feel different?

Your experience may differ each time you connect with your breath.

What's most important is taking that moment to observe and be curious and compassionate about the world around you.

Taking that moment to observe and be curious and compassionate about whatever your experience is.

Becoming aware of your whole body in this moment.

And if you close your eyes,

You might like to open them.

And just bringing any movement into your body that you need.