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3 Minute Breathing Space

by Jamila Knopp

Rated
4.3
Type
guided
Activity
Meditation
Suitable for
Beginners
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The breathing space meditation is a short three-stage meditation that can be practiced anywhere and anytime. It's a good practice if you like a little mini-break. Or if you feel overwhelmed, emotional, challenged or stressed. It might also help you to see things from a new perspective.

BreathingMeditationPresent MomentBody ScanEmotional AwarenessThought ObservationMind WanderingStressPerspectivePresent Moment AwarenessBreathing AwarenessEmotionsShort Meditations

Transcript

3 minute breathing space.

The breathing space can be practiced anytime when you would like a little break or maybe when you would like to de-stress.

Now let's start.

Be comfortable standing,

Sitting or lying down.

You can close your eyes or if you prefer keep your eyes open with a gentle gaze.

To begin become aware of this present moment.

Notice your body and any sensations that you might notice in your body.

Be curious and aware of your experience right now as it is.

Just observing and noticing.

Become aware of your thoughts.

What thoughts are going through your mind right now?

And then become aware of your emotions.

Do you feel any emotions right now?

If yes,

What kind of emotions?

Just try to observe like you're stepping back and out of your experience.

Just observing and accepting what is without the need to change anything.

And then when you're ready bring your awareness to your belly and your breathing.

Notice the breath flowing in and out of the belly.

Feel the whole of your in-breath and the whole of your out-breath.

Breathing in and breathing out.

With no need to change the flow of your breathing.

Just explore the feeling of your breath.

If your mind wanders,

That's okay.

Just as soon as you realize that your mind has wandered,

Guide it kindly back to your breathing to only focus on your breathing.

And then expand your focus on the experience of the body as a whole.

Body and breath.

Get a sense of your whole body.

Be aware of your posture and your feet on the ground.

Be open to whatever sensations are arising for you from moment to moment.

As best as you can,

Whether pleasant or unpleasant.

You can stay with this little mini meditation as long as you like or you might like to close and finish now.

Meet your Teacher

Jamila KnoppNelson, New Zealand

4.3 (147)

Recent Reviews

C

November 7, 2017

Gold-standard 3-minute breathing space. Saving it to my home screen. Thank you.

Bobby

October 22, 2017

Helps cultivar the observer in your inner silence. Very helpful.

helen

July 24, 2017

Perfect for me to calm my thoughts and slow down throughout the day, thank you.😊

Senay

July 18, 2017

Short and effective! Thank you x

Michaelene

July 18, 2017

Perfect mini break. Thank you!🙏

Roxanne

July 17, 2017

Short and sweet 🙏❤️

Matt

July 17, 2017

3 minutes to slow down my brain. Perfect.

Hallie

July 17, 2017

Really helped me when I was having racing thoughts and needed to come back into my body right now.

Pauline

July 17, 2017

My go to for a mini meditation. Clear and kind. Thank you x

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