The Tree Step Breathing Space.

The intention of the 3-step breathing space is to come back and turn towards our present moment experience (thoughts, emotions, sensations). We give attention to the experiences being felt in the body, awareness of thoughts and emotions. By practising gathering onto the breath or the feet on the floor as an anchor, and then expanding into the whole of the body, we begin to cultivate the attitudes of Curiosity, Openness, Acceptance, Kindness, and Non-judging.

Transcript

This is a three-step breathing space.

You can use the three-step breathing space as much as you like to,

Whenever you need to.

In step one,

Awareness.

Becoming aware of what's occurring right now in this moment.

What is my experience right now?

Acknowledging thoughts.

Emotions.

What emotions are present?

And noticing body sensations.

And turning towards these experiences with kindness and acknowledging what's happening right now.

And as best you can,

Just allowing yourself to be with this experience.

And in step two,

Gather all of that awareness of the thoughts,

Emotions and body sensations.

Gather it onto the breath.

The breath being our anchor.

We can use the breath when we notice we've drifted away,

Drifted off into thought.

Just allow yourself to bring yourself back to the breath.

Simply coming back to the sensation of the breath.

Noticing the breathing in and the breathing out.

And anchoring ourselves right down through the body into our feet,

Grounding ourselves.

And step three,

Expanding.

And still with the breath as an anchor,

Simply expanding the whole of your experience into the body.

Being with this experience with curiosity and kindness.

And expanding your groundedness and experience back out into the day.

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So useful to use anywhere and anytime. Thankyou