Namaste,
My name is Jay Chodagam and this is a short guided meditation for keeping calm under pressure.
I have created this track to introduce you to the 10 day course called Keeping Calm Under Pressure.
I highly recommend you take it to improve your quality of life.
Now for the next 5 minutes or so,
Make sure that there are no distractions of any kind.
Make your body very comfortable.
Relaxed,
Yet alert.
You could do this practice seated on a chair,
Cross-legged on the floor or even lying down.
Just rest your arms.
Keep your back straight.
Keep jaw unclenched.
Face relaxed.
Shoulders dropped.
Belly soft.
And relax your entire body.
If you haven't already done so,
Let your eyes gently drift close as you bring your awareness to your breath.
Breath brings you to the present moment.
To the now.
Because the now is all we have.
There's nowhere else to be.
Nothing else more important to do.
This is our moment.
So make sure that you won't be interrupted by anything or anyone as we dive deeper into the state of presence.
The idea of being in the present moment is a powerful one when it comes to beating anxiety and stress.
We are often scheduled to the max and we become physically and emotionally stressed out.
We find our minds cluttered and overthinking.
We worry about how the past could have been different or how the future may not go as per plan.
At such times,
Drop all of the to-do lists and all other priorities and just bring your attention to your breath.
And begin to count as you breathe in.
And as you exhale,
Do so slightly longer than your inhale.
Say for example,
Breathing in for a count of 5 and exhaling for a count of 8.
Allow each exhale to carry with it any physical or emotional stress and tension.
Your breath is your anchor to the present moment.
You cannot get back a breath from your past.
Nor can you make a future breath come any sooner than the present moment.
So with your breath,
You're always in the present moment.
When you're attentive to your breath as you may still have thoughts going on in your mind,
Focus them from afar like an observer.
And if you get carried away,
Gently bring it back to your breath.
This anchor will allow you to relax anytime you feel stress as you focus your attention on your breath.
When you slow down your breath,
You slow down your brain.
When you slow down your brain,
It sends a signal to the body to slow down.
I thank you for joining me in this practice.
I hope to see you again soon.
Until then,
Be well.
Namaste.
