This meditation will be a bit of an intro to breath work.
By breath work,
This simply means tuning into the breath with intentional and purposeful focus.
So with that,
It is time to officially tune in,
Tap in,
And get ready.
Go ahead and find a comfortable seat,
Allowing yourself to be alert but relaxed.
Leaning into your body,
Trusting it melting into the structure of your spine and the softness of your muscles.
Allowing your eyes to gently close or taking a soft gaze out in front of you.
Beginning to tune yourself to your breathing pattern.
This breath will be your friend throughout your meditation practice.
Learn how it feels to inhale and exhale.
Notice the sensation of the air as it passes in and out of your nostrils,
As it travels through your sinuses,
And as it lands in your body.
Do you notice your chest rising or falling?
Do you notice your abdomen filling and emptying?
Beginning always with the awareness of the sensory states.
Breathing in deeper and fuller as you go.
Smoothing out any rough edges of your inhale and exhale.
Perhaps playing with pausing momentarily at the top of your inhale and the bottom of your exhale.
Exploring what it feels like to be in a static state.
Not doing,
But being with the stillness on either end of the breath.
If you feel called to breathe any exhales through your mouth as a symbolic releasing,
You may do so.
Allowing the in-breath to be one of nourishing and deepening into yourself.
And the exhale to be a breath of softening and relaxing.
Bringing your awareness to the subtleties of how an inhale makes you feel on an emotional level.
Are you able to connect deeply with the receiving of an inhale?
And then can you connect deeply with the release of the exhale?
And as you continue to breathe,
Your mind may begin to wander or get distracted.
Your body may find a new ache or sensation that draws your awareness away.
And once you notice that this has occurred,
Bring your awareness back to an inhale and an exhale.
Once again,
Bringing the invitation to inhale to bring ease and nourishment to that space that drew your attention away.
And then an exhale to release that space,
Whether it be mental or physical.
Letting it ride out of your body and your awareness on the air of the exhale.
Allow yourself to explore with curiosity the depths and inner landscape of your breath.
Where in your body can your breath reach and feel?
How can your breath calm your mind?
How can you use the breath to navigate through your inner world with more grace and ease?
And again,
Every time you get distracted or your awareness is drawn away,
Return once more to the in-breath and the out-breath.
Using your breath as the compass to point you back toward mindfulness.
Now bringing your awareness back into your body,
Breathing a couple more deep intentional breaths.
And now bringing yourself back toward full consciousness,
Wiggling your fingers and toes,
Allowing your breath to become natural.
Ready,
You can open your eyes and reground yourself into your space.
Remembering that the breath is always a tool that can be tapped into and utilized in any moment to direct your awareness toward peace and ease.
Thank you for joining and have a beautiful day.
