Short Breathing Meditation

Support your mind in focusing and quieting with this short, simply-guided meditation, which encourages you to keep your attention on your inhalations and exhalations. This technique can be used at any time of the day.

Transcript

Sit or lie down in a comfortable and supported way with the spine in neutral alignment.

Soften the gaze or close the eyes.

Breathe in and out of the nose using your belly breath or your long deep breath and let the breath come and go with ease.

When you breathe in,

Internally say to yourself,

Inhale.

When you breathe out,

Internally say to yourself,

Exhale.

Inhale.

Exhale.

Inhale.

Exhale.

Stay with it.

Inhale.

Exhale.

Inhale.

Exhale.

Inhale.

If your mind has wandered,

Bring it back.

Focus on the inhale and then the exhale.

Continue to internally repeat those words to yourself.

Inhale.

Exhale.

Feel yourself breathing.

Inhale.

Exhale.

Inhale.

Exhale.

Inhale.

Exhale.

Inhale.

Inhale.

Slowly release the meditation.

The breath continues to come and go with ease.

Without judgment,

Expectation,

Or control,

Take a moment to notice how you feel.

Take your time.

When you're ready,

Slowly open the eyes.

Reviews

Lovely short meditation with a nice mix of guidance and silence

Just enough guidance to keep me relaxed and calm.... love it and music at the end was magical.

A short and powerful exercise, thank you!

Very simple, really liked the music towards the end!

Short and effective for grounding

Gentle and refreshing, thank you :)