Ocean Within Reach

Nourish the senses with a relaxing few moments, to the sounds and sights of the ocean. Relax into a calming breathing pattern and explore the harmony with the ocean. Use this mini-meditation to refresh your thinking, and to help you reset in a small, gentle way until you can take the time for a real holiday. Feel yourself temporarily switch off and just concentrate on the present moment and enjoy the awareness of how great this makes you feel.

Transcript

As you sit and settle into this meditation,

Give time to acknowledge and bring gratitude to this moment of self-nourishment.

To begin,

Find a comfortable position seated or lying.

Take a deeper breath in to help you drop into this space.

Give yourself a moment to bring kindness and patience to this experience.

If you've never meditated before,

Or very little,

I would like you to bring extra kindness to this moment.

To move away from feeling like you have to get this perfect.

Instead,

Apply curiosity.

This is not a task to tick off the to-do list.

And if you are a regular meditator,

See if you can increase the level of kindness and gentleness within your practice.

Let's begin to apply curiosity to the breath.

Inhaling and exhaling.

In and out.

Not changing or controlling the breath,

But rather settling into and observing the breath.

As you sit and sit and observe the breath,

What can you notice?

Inhaling,

Exhaling.

Inhaling,

Exhaling.

The breath can resemble watching the ocean when it hits the sand.

Moving in and out in beautiful harmony with the environment.

We don't try and control,

Analyze,

Or change the ocean,

But rather we stop and appreciate the gentle movement.

Taking in the sounds and the surrounds.

Can we take this approach with our breath?

Completely witnessing the simplicity of the breath.

In and out.

In and out.

In and out.

What does it sound like?

Is the sound different when you breathe in,

And different when you breathe out?

How does the rest of your body react?

The movement of the chest rising and falling.

The feeling in the nostrils.

Inhaling and exhaling.

What else can you notice?

Curiously observing your breath.

Inhaling,

Exhaling.

The cyclical nature of the breath moving within your body.

The similarity of the ocean and sand gently touching,

And the breath moving within your body.

Inhaling,

Exhaling.

Swaying in and out.

Gently observing the breath.

In a few moments we will bring this meditation to a close.

I invite you to take a few deeper breaths and then open your eyes when you are ready.

Reviews

Super gentle and calming practice. Loved the ocean sounds, really took me to the sand and calm water movement. A practice to take you to the present moment and learn to harness the power of the breath. Thank you 🙏