Calming The Mind

Calming the mind is a short guided practice to invite counting and breathing whilst the body is in a gentle inversion with the head wrapped. Remember to look after yourself and legs on the lounge is a great option if legs up the wall is not available for you today.

Listen to your body and know that the language of sensation is here to support you when the mind is busy.

Transcript

So finding a comfortable posture for you that might be sitting or lying down Some of you might even like to put your legs up the wall and have a pillow underneath your lower back when we Turn the body upside down sometimes that settles the mind So we're going to focus on counting the breath backwards So making yourself comfortable Being aware of whatever posture you're in Learning to focus the mind So beginning now whole body breathes in 15 whole body breathes out 15 Whole body breathes in 14 Whole body breathes out 14 Whole body breathes in 13 Whole body breathes out 13 and continuing back to zero Focusing on the breath And then coming back to natural breathing and just observing Whether counting backwards had a steadying effect on the mind So Observing the natural breath now And being really curious about the gap or the pause at the end of the out breath So as you follow the breath into the body Breath turns and following the breath back out as a natural pause or a gap And as you get curious about this pause or gap it might naturally grow slightly bigger So being curious now And as you rest in the gap or the pause You might be aware that your breath will naturally slow down This gap or the pause at the end of the out breath when the body becomes relatively still It's known as the seed of meditation So coming back to natural breathing now and being curious So you might prefer just to concentrate on the natural breath Or if you're a little bit more relaxed Concentrate on the natural breath Or if your mind feels a little bit tricky to navigate You might come back to counting the breath from 15 back to zero Or you might prefer resting in the pause or the gap at the end of the out breath So being curious if this is stabilizing for your attention and for the mind to drop into the body through experiencing the breath Just For a few more minutes I invite you now to soften your tongue You might like to lift your shoulders up and roll them back And drop your awareness into the center of the brain It might be a still point there Being curious and attentive Taking a moment now to appreciate the time that you've taken to be curious about the breath the body the mind Thank you for your practice and I hope it can support you in some way today You