Compassionate Breath

5-minute self-compassion meditation on mindfulness of the breath

Transcript

So starting by taking three deep breaths.

You can close your eyes either fully or partially.

And allowing a nice long out-breath.

Feeling the body settle with each out-breath.

And then bringing your awareness to your breath wherever you feel it most obviously.

So this might be at the top of your lip or the entrance to your nostrils.

It might be inside your nostrils or at the back of your throat.

Maybe you feel the breath most obviously as the rise and fall of your chest,

Expansion and contraction of your diaphragm.

Or maybe it's the movement of your belly that lets you know that you're breathing.

Finding that place where you feel the breath most obviously.

And then allowing your awareness to rest gently on that place.

No need to strain or strive to grasp the breath.

Just a very gentle touch.

Gently resting your awareness.

And as you do so,

Inclining towards the breath in the way that you might incline towards a baby with tenderness,

With affection.

When you find your mind wandering as it inevitably will do,

Very gently,

Very lovingly bringing your awareness back to the breath.

Recognizing that wonderful moment of remembering.

Feeling the breath nourish as it enters your body and soothe as it leads your body.

Breath after breath.

Reviews

I used this as an introduction to a longer, silent meditation. It was a lovely way to start. So kind.

I really enjoyed that thank you - wonderful to have love for the breath

Thank you-that was beautiful and soothing 💜

Nice refreshing meditation to start my day. Thank you 🙏🏽💚❤️

Beautiful, thank you very much:)

Very calming. Thank you!

So lovely to be reminded to bring a sweet, tenderness to my breath.

Perfect. Just what i needed.

Short & good :) Thanks.

Very effective, very calming. Thank you!

Thank you. Very kind. X

Short and sweet. Love your accent :)

Brief & helpful ~ perfect for when time is short.

Excellent, calming, awareness-building, and easy to do in little time