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Mindful Breathing For Motivation

by Joel Blake

Rated
4.6
Type
guided
Activity
Meditation
Suitable for
Everyone
Plays
3k

A quick and compact meditation designed to be used at any stage of your day to increase levels of joy, motivation, and focus. The meditation initially establishes a connection to the body, moving on to breathing in the stomach area and then experiencing breathing through the whole body. There is a subtle and relaxing wind sound in the background.

MotivationBreathingHealingMindfulnessBody ScanAwarenessJoyFocusRelaxationDiaphragmatic BreathingFull BreathingEnvironmental AwarenessMind Wandering

Transcript

Welcome to this short meditation for motivation and healing.

Begin to make yourself comfortable on a cushion or a chair,

Somewhere so you are upright and awake.

Begin to close your eyes and pay attention to the contact that you are making with whatever is supporting you.

Feel the weight of your body as the gravity gently holds you towards the ground surface.

And now bring your attention to your breath.

Locate the feeling of your breathing in your stomach area.

And pour all of your focus into each breath here.

Observe as you breathe in and your abdomen rises as if filling with air and falls when you breathe out as if emptying.

Try to focus your undivided attention on this breathing and maybe feel a sense of pride and contentment in how you are being present in this way.

If your mind does start to wander,

It isn't a problem,

It isn't a mistake.

Our thoughts will try and gain our attention and that is part of the meditation.

All you need to do is acknowledge where your mind may have been drawn to and then bring it back to focusing on your breathing in the body.

No matter how many times our mind may wander,

Each time meet it with the same commitment and strength in leading your attention back to your breathing.

On your next in-breath,

Spread your awareness so you are breathing with the whole of your body now.

You might be breathing in through your feet so that it comes flowing up into your legs and chest and even reaches and fills your head and then flows back out through your arms on the out-breath.

Experiment with this way of breathing,

Focusing on different areas of the body or breathing from every part of you as if you are breathing through your skin.

Hold your breath,

Stretch it and form a straight line with your就會.

Now begin to think of the things around you and the environment you are in.

Make a smile and then when you're ready gently open your eyes.

Maybe stretch a little and take this awareness into your next moment and with you for the rest of the day.

Meet your Teacher

Joel BlakeHertford, UK

4.6 (359)

Recent Reviews

Leena

February 1, 2022

I loved this meditation, Thank you!

Ashlene

September 2, 2021

Lovely, thank you 😊 🙏🏻💜

Kim

September 1, 2021

Great breather! 🙏😊

Anja

July 19, 2021

Thank you

Rosie

July 18, 2021

A really great short practice! Thank you Joel 🙏

joe

July 17, 2021

thank you for sharing this… namaste 🙏

Susan

July 16, 2021

Lovely meditation. Thank you.

Charlotte

May 19, 2021

Refreshing Thanks

Roxy

October 27, 2020

great meditation, thank you!

Catherine

October 16, 2020

Perfect for starting my day!

Jillian

September 9, 2020

Calming and centering, thank you!! 🙏🏻😊

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