Meditation On The Breath To Calm The Mind

This meditation guides you into the simple practice of observing the breath to calm the mind and become more present. After the initial guidance there is about 10 minutes of silent meditation after which you are guided to conclude with awareness and gratitude. This is a short but deep meditation for when you don't have much time but wish to relax and come back to your peaceful self.

Transcript

Preparing now for meditation.

Coming to a comfortable sitting position with your spine straight yet relaxed.

Slowly closing your eyes and bringing a wave of relaxation through your body,

Allowing for the release of any areas that are contracted,

Releasing any tensions that you find as you scan through the body and allow your body to become soft and deeply relaxed and bringing a feeling of joy,

Enthusiasm for meditation and gratitude for being able to practice meditation at this time.

Now bringing all your awareness to your breath and begin to observe your breath,

Following your breath as it moves in through the nostrils and out,

Noticing all the physical sensations of the breath,

The slight rising of the chest as the breath moves in and the sensations as the breath moves back out,

Just watching,

Observing,

Not trying to change the rhythm or the speed of the breath,

Simply following the breath in and out and using the breath as an anchor for the mind.

Every time the mind wanders,

Gently bringing it back to the observation of the breath and notice how the mind begins to calm down through this simple watching the breath and let's continue in this way for the next 10 minutes,

Remembering each time the mind wanders to bring it back to this simple observation of the breath moving in and out.

Keep bringing the mind back to the breath,

Remain with your eyes closed for some moments and slowly allow yourself to come back,

Becoming aware of the fruits,

The effects of this meditation,

Noticing how you feel now compared to how you felt at the beginning and recalling all your experiences throughout the meditation,

All the insights and revelations that you may have received or experienced and concluding with a grateful thought towards the divine consciousness and as you slowly come back,

Opening your eyes,

Try to keep the state of awareness,

Of calmness,

Peacefulness as you continue with the rest of your day.