Reduce The Chatter Of The Mind: 5 Minute Practice

This meditation offers a simple 5 minute meditation using the breath to help you calm mental chatter and balance the hemispheres of the brain. We will begin with 2 minutes of long and slow deep breathing through the right side, followed by 2 minutes on the left side. We will conclude with 1 minute of gentle and grounding centered breathing. This practice is ideal for calming the mind when in a state of disarray or experiencing a jumbled mind.

Transcript

This is a five minute meditation to reduce the chatter of the mind and bring you into a state of peace.

To begin,

We start by placing the left thumb over the left nostril.

And we take long,

Slow,

Deep breaths in the right side,

In and out of the nose.

Inhaling.

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And exhaling.

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Long,

Slow,

Deep breaths.

Inhaling.

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Activating the belly.

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Opening in the side ribs.

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Lifting in the chest.

Exhaling.

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Pulling in the belly.

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Pulling in the navel.

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Releasing in the lungs.

Inhaling.

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And exhaling.

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Extending the breath on each inhale.

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Long,

Slow,

Deep exhale.

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Long,

Slow,

Deep inhale.

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And a long,

Slow,

Deep exhale in and out through the right nostril.

And now we release the left hand down and we bring the right hand to the nose,

Blocking off the right nostril.

And we breathe in and out of the left side.

Long,

Slow,

Deep inhale.

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And a long,

Slow,

Deep exhale.

Inhaling.

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And exhaling.

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Allowing that breath to come from the belly,

Expanding the belly,

The side ribs,

Opening up the chest.

Exhaling.

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Pulling in the belly.

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Pulling in the navel center.

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Releasing in the lungs.

Inhaling.

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And exhaling.

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Extending the breath.

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Long,

Slow,

Deep inhale.

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And a long,

Slow,

Deep exhale.

And now we release the right hand down and we breathe through both nostrils,

In and out of the nose,

A jai breath.

Inhaling.

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And exhaling.

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And exhaling.

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And now we release the breath.

And just notice how we're feeling.

Notice that balancing.

Notice the calmness.

This is a perfect breath.

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Reviews

I find this practice really helpful. Thank you kindly 🙏

Amazing how 5 minutes of breath work can center and balance and create calmness!!! Thank you so very much for this wonderful technique!!!
Namaste 🙏⭐️❤️

Excellent aid to focusing

Great for concentrating on the breath. Thank you!

Very calming breathing exercise, very soothing voice. I’ve done other alternate nostril breathing before. It was nice to do a different one & get a similar brain-calming/clearing effect. Thank you Terri 🙏🏼Namaste

Powerful short and simple

Perfect for getting me centered!

This was perfect to use in the car just now before I headed off to another job. Allowed me to reset and calm my entire body and nervous system. Thank you :)

Really liked this ...stopped the chatter by concentrating on the breath 😍

Lovely and grounding. Got me in a restful focused peaceful state

Love the background sounds-thank you xxx

Never tried this before, and was pleasantly surprised. Thank you

Namaste🙏🏻And Thank you 💫🌎🌊

Really nice. Th ambient sounds in the background are lovely and peaceful and your guidance clear and nurturing.

👍👍 Thank you. Effective in a short time!

Great way to start the day

Just what I need to start my work week!

Love the background sounds. Calming practice.