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Breath Meditation From Recovery Dharma

by Sean Kelly

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This basic, introductory meditation uses the breath as a means of focusing and exercising our attention. It's narrated from the book "Recovery Dharma: How to Use Buddhist Practices and Principles to Heal the Suffering from Addiction".

MeditationBreathingMindfulnessAwarenessCompassionCuriosityBuddhismAddictionHealingRecoveryMind WanderingNon Judgmental AwarenessPresent Moment AwarenessCompassionate AttentionDesire ObservationBreath Sensation

Transcript

Sit in a comfortable but attentive posture,

Allowing your back to be straight but not rigid or stiff.

Feel your head balanced on your shoulders.

Allow your face and jaw to relax,

With arms and hands resting in a comfortable position.

Be attentive to what's happening within your own awareness,

Right here and right now,

Without judgment.

As you sit,

Begin to notice the sensations of breath.

Pay attention for a moment to how your abdomen moves on each in-breath and out-breath,

The movement of air through your nostrils,

The slight movement of your chest and shoulders.

Find the spot in your body where the sensation of breathing is most vivid,

Whether it be your abdomen,

Your chest,

Or your shoulders,

Or the movement of air through your nostrils.

See how fully aware you can be of your whole cycle of breathing,

Recognizing that each part of the cycle is different from the other part.

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Org You will notice your attention shifting away from the breath from time to time.

It's perfectly normal for thoughts to wander into fantasies,

Memories,

Worries,

Or things you need to do.

When you notice your mind has wandered,

Try to meet it with a spirit of friendliness.

You don't need to do anything about it.

There is nothing to fix.

Rather than forcing it,

Just try to allow yourself to become curious about what it's like to be breathing right now,

And you'll find that the attention is naturally drawn back to the physical sensations of breath as it moves through your body.

Stay alert,

Relaxed,

And above all compassionate as you maintain awareness of where the mind goes.

Each time you notice the mind has been distracted or has wandered,

Gently shift your awareness back to sensations of breath.

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Notice the tendency to want to control your breathing.

Let the quality of attention be light and easy,

One of simply observing and noticing.

You don't need to control the duration,

Intensity,

Pace,

Or the pause between each breath.

Just be present.

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As this meditation comes to an end,

Recognize that you spent this time intentionally aware of your moment-to-moment experience,

Building the capacity for opening the senses to the vividness,

To the change,

To the aliveness of the present moment.

Expanding your skill to be curious about and open to whatever presents itself without judgment.

Then,

When you're ready,

Allow your eyes to open and gently bring your attention back to the space you're in.

Meet your Teacher

Sean KellyAllen, TX, USA

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Recent Reviews

Tracey

August 5, 2024

Awesome!

Ryan

December 30, 2023

This was great. I'm an addiction counselor and I'm going to share this with my clients.

Samantha

February 9, 2021

Wonderful! Really helped me be in the present moment this morning. I have ADD and OCD so my mind is constantly wandering and going non stop. This meditation helped me stop and relax for a little bit.

Dionne

December 10, 2019

This meditation is very useful and beneficial to my practice. Thank you!

M

November 21, 2019

Beautifully guided

Brian

August 25, 2019

I love a simple, straightforward breath meditation. This one was exactly what I needed to hear today.

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