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Breathing Meditation

by C W

Rated
4.5
Type
guided
Activity
Meditation
Suitable for
Everyone
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A basic guided practice on breathing meditation by Diana Winston.

BreathingMeditationBody AwarenessMindfulnessSelf CompassionBreathing AwarenessGuided PracticesMind WanderingPostures

Transcript

So find a relaxed,

Comfortable position,

Seated on a chair or on the floor,

On a cushion.

Keep your back upright,

But not too tight,

Hands resting wherever they're comfortable,

Tongue on the roof of your mouth or wherever it's comfortable.

And you can notice your body from the inside,

Noticing the shape of your body,

The weight,

Touch.

And let yourself relax and become curious about your body seated here,

The sensations of your body,

The touch,

The connection with the floor or the chair.

Relax any areas of tightness or tension.

Just breathe,

Soften.

And now begin to tune into your breath in your body,

Feeling the natural flow of breath.

You need to do anything to your breath,

Not long,

Not short,

Just natural.

And notice where you feel your breath in your body.

It might be in your abdomen,

It may be in your chest or throat or in your nostrils.

See if you can feel the sensations of breath,

One breath at a time.

And when breath ends,

The next breath begins.

Now as you do this,

You might notice that your mind may start to wander.

You might start thinking about other things.

If this happens,

This is not a problem.

It's very natural.

Just notice that your mind has wandered.

You can say thinking or wandering in your head softly.

And then gently redirect your attention right back to the breathing.

So we'll stay with this for some time in silence,

Just a short time,

Noticing our breath from time to time getting lost in thought and returning to our breath.

See if you can be really kind to yourself in the process.

And then just 바 Olga.

So that that is an очень,

Thank you,

B Hello.

And once again,

You can notice your body,

Your whole body seated here.

Let yourself relax even more deeply and then offer yourself some appreciation for doing this practice today.

Whatever that means to you.

Finding a sense of ease and well-being for yourself in this day.

Meet your Teacher

C WLos Angeles, CA, USA

4.5 (4 255)

Recent Reviews

Anasztázia

September 23, 2024

It really helped me to become aware of my autonomous breath.So I'm grateful that I've come across with this guided meditation and will come back to.

Jk

August 7, 2024

That was Absolutely beautiful.

Willow

March 3, 2023

Soothing and sweet.

Robin

January 22, 2023

Great for a quick redirection to help ease anxiety.

Terry

May 5, 2022

This was great. Thank you for keeping my breath calm.

Ed

March 4, 2021

Very nice. gentle; helpful and thoughtful. Thanks.

Brent

February 17, 2021

Thanks so much. It's perfect and simple. Loved it.

Yvonne

February 11, 2021

Sometimes we need to go back to basics. Thank you 😊

Gemma

January 22, 2021

Feeling very grounded & at peace . Thank you 🙏🏻💗

Nin

December 15, 2020

Simple and effective

Michelle

November 24, 2020

Good, short practice. Thank you.

Sepi

November 7, 2020

Lovely! Thank you

Lisa

July 23, 2020

I like the basic approach.

Lily

June 21, 2020

Very nice short meditation. Sometimes I get anxious doing breathing meditations, but the lead-in, relaxing and focusing on the whole body first, seems to have calmed that down for me. Thanks!

Anna

February 6, 2020

Very peaceful. Namaste 🙏 🙏🙏🙏

Sona

November 8, 2019

Great but too short, the closing bell rung when finally my mind settled in my breath

Chrissy

August 19, 2019

Great brief practice

Zoë

July 22, 2019

Very helpful for my anxiety, thank you

Alice

April 22, 2019

Excellent! I did find myself wishing it was a bit longer though.

Christina

April 14, 2019

Very nice! Thank you!

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