Short Breathing Awareness Exercises To Ease You Into Day

Morning meditation has been shown to improve mood, focus, and productivity, as well as reduce stress and anxiety later in the day. Here are a few different ways to practice morning meditation, along with some pointers on how to get started and maintain a consistent practice.

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Namaste! Welcome to this breathing awareness exercise to ease you into your day. Take a moment right now to check on your postures. Are you sitting or standing? Take a gentle breath in through your nose. And as you breathe out, Tune in to see what is going on in your mind. What thoughts, Feelings and emotions are there bubbling under the surface? Exhale and relax your jaw. Lower your shoulders. Lift your chest up. Feel your spine lengthening as you allow your neck to float up and be long. Smile with your eyes and appreciate how grateful and poised you look. Remember you are a pure soul, A divine being walking this Earth. Turn your attention to your breath and start to notice how you are breathing. Let your breath be soft and gentle. Don't change the way you are breathing, Just observe the way you breathe, Floating around and through your body. Keep your jaw relaxed. Slowly open your mouth and silently whisper the word A as you breathe out. See how long you can keep going whispering A before you naturally start to breathe in. And on your next exhale open your mouth a bit wider and quietly sail out another round of A. Repeat this 3-5 times and each time allow your A sounds to be longer and go deeper and deeper into your body. If you wish you can close your eyes as you meditate. After you have done 3-5 rounds remain still for a few moments noticing what has changed and the way you feel and observe the sensation and impression flowing through your body and mind. Repeat this 3-5 times. Repeat this 3-5 times. Repeat this 3-5 times. Repeat this 3-5 times. Repeat this 3-5 times. Thank you. Om Hari Om.