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Short 4-Count Practice For Focus

by Kat N

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guided
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Meditation
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A simple four-minute breathwork practice using 4-count breathing (also known as ‘box-breathing’) to help you sit still and focus. Great for practicing concentration. Beginner friendly. Music: The Miracle Sound (CC 4.0)

FocusBreathworkBox BreathingConcentrationBeginnerBody AlignmentRelaxationGroundingBreath ObservationShoulder RelaxationConcentration Training

Transcript

Welcome to this breath work meditation.

Sometimes it's called box breathing or four count breathing.

And it's a really good way to focus if you're having trouble sitting still in meditation.

So getting comfortable in your seat.

Making sure that your sit bones are firmly on the ground.

Your pelvis is neutral.

You're not tipping forward or leaning back.

And for the first few moments just watching the breath exactly as it is.

Watching it flow in and out.

Relaxing the shoulders.

Bringing in the chin.

Observing any natural pauses between your inhales and your exhales.

We're going to start counting to four with each inhale,

Each hold,

Exhale and hold again.

If you find the count of four uncomfortable feel free to lower the count for the full set or drop the holds.

We're just here to train the concentration and still the mind.

So inhaling together,

Exhaling for four,

Three,

Two,

One,

Hold,

Three,

Two,

One.

Inhale,

3,

2,

1,

Hold,

3,

2,

1.

Exhale,

3,

2,

1,

Hold,

3,

2,

1.

Inhale,

3,

2,

1,

Hold,

3.

And counting on your own,

3,

2,

Hold.

Inhale,

Hold.

Inhale,

Hold.

Exhale,

Hold.

Inhale,

Hold.

Inhale,

Hold.

Inhale,

Hold.

Inhale,

Hold.

Inhale,

Hold.

Inhale,

Hold.

Inhale,

Hold.

Inhale,

Hold.

Inhale,

Hold.

Inhale,

Hold.

Inhale,

Hold.

Meet your Teacher

Kat NVancouver, BC, Canada

4.7 (618)

Recent Reviews

Julie

June 16, 2025

I loved the tones with this breathing meditation. They made it very easy to keep the pace of four in the box breathing. Thank you!

Lisa

February 8, 2025

Perfect. Her prompts were very helpful and so was the rhythm and timing of the music with helping keep count for the breath.

Jesse

November 21, 2024

Was very good 😊 made me a little 🥱 but that’s fine 😀

Megan

May 11, 2024

Thank you. 😊

tc

March 18, 2024

Superb prompts and pacing. Thank you!

Paulina

May 27, 2023

Nice. Great way to quite the mind.

Molly

April 13, 2023

I love the use of music as a breathing cue! Brilliant.

Dan

March 14, 2023

Perfect!

Alison

January 9, 2023

Perfect for a quick reset and focus. Thank you!

Art

September 30, 2022

I hope there's a longer version of this.

Sudhanshu

September 27, 2022

What a soothing music.. WOW 😍😍

Helen

August 7, 2022

Excellent, thank you 🙏

Teagirl🐘

June 12, 2022

Where can I find this piece of music. Can’t seem to find it. Thank you. Love the counting

Kellie

March 26, 2022

Beautiful 🤩❤️

Lu

December 9, 2021

Really excellent use of the music to shape the meditation. Possibly the best case of this that I’ve listened to on this platform.

julie

June 14, 2021

I love the simplicity and rhythm of this meditation. It flows so nicely.

Luz

May 18, 2021

This was life changing

Antonia

September 27, 2020

simple but beautiful! just what I needed, bookmarked! thank you! ❤

Anshu

April 29, 2020

The most Amazing music and totally methodical approach to breathing. Perfect. God bless you.

Joe

April 29, 2020

I liked this Kat, thanks for guiding me 🙏.

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