So now I want to walk you through a guided meditation called the breath of life.
And all we're going to do is we're going to start by walking through the integrative breathing exercise together.
So for just a moment what I'd like you to do is find a comfortable safe place.
Do not listen to this audio while driving.
Make sure you're in a comfortable safe place where you can just start to relax.
And what I want you to do is just take a moment and allow yourself to get very comfortable.
Allow your muscles to loosen.
Make sure you're sitting up comfortably.
And when you're ready begin to close your eyes.
Now notice your breathing.
The rising and falling of your chest.
The feeling of your lungs expanding with air.
The sound of your breathing.
Just place your attention on it.
No strain.
No need for concentration.
Just put your attention on your breathing.
And as you do that,
Any sounds that you hear around you or any additional sounds that you may hear in this audio recording,
Just allow them to be a part of the meditation.
Just notice your breathing.
This simple natural process that's happening without any effort on your part.
There's no need to try and control your breathing.
There's no need to speed it up or to slow down.
You can just allow your breathing to be natural and steady.
You may notice various thoughts enter your field of awareness.
But just like clouds that you see in a sky,
There's no need for you to do anything that you can't see in the sky.
Just let your breathing flow.
But just like clouds that you see in the sky,
There's no need for you to do anything about those thoughts.
There's no need for you to just stop those thoughts because just like clouds in the sky,
There's no need on your part to do anything about them.
You can just simply relax and notice your breathing.
In and out.
Simple.
Life is breathing through you without any effort on your part.
We tend to get so caught up in distractions and activity that sometimes we don't notice simple active breathing.
Keeping your attention steady in a relaxed,
Unrestrained way.
Just noticing.
Studies in a relaxed,
Unrestrained way.
Just noticing.
Noticing.
Notice how your thoughts try to compete for your attention,
But notice that something is aware of those thoughts.
You couldn't be those thoughts because you're noticing them.
There's no need to try to find yourself.
All you need to do is notice the automatic process of your breathing.
Just allow it to happen naturally,
Comfortably,
At ease.
Because the more you notice your breathing,
The more relaxed you become,
The more attentive to this moment.
Now I want you to open your eyes,
Notice your surroundings,
Take a few minutes with your eyes open,
Still noticing your breathing,
Still allowing anything in your environment,
Sounds,
Anything you see,
Just let it all be a part of your awareness without trying to change anything,
Without trying to label it or make it into something,
Just allow it to be whatever it naturally is.
If you need to take a few moments before you resume activity,
To just be with yourself,
Notice that breathing is always there underneath all the hustle and bustle,
All the noise,
All the distractions and chaos.
Underneath it all there's a simple process going on,
Just the breath of life.
Begin to notice your breathing more as you go throughout your daily life.
I want to thank you for your time and I will see you in the next lesson.
