Mindfulness - The Breathing Space

This practice is designed with the intention of briefly checking in with your body and the present moment. As a short practice, it has the potential of intentionally fitting tight schedules and serve as a break to a routine. Practicing it three times a day will help you to be aware of any tention and resistance in your body, so you can respect it and give it what it needs, tailoring your day and workload accordingly.

Transcript

The breathing space meditation.

This meditation has the intention of checking in with your body in the present moment.

Let's start the step one by observing your thoughts,

Your emotions and sensations that you're feeling here and now.

Remember to be accepting and kind to whatever is present.

Now for step two,

Perhaps you can rest your awareness on the breath,

Especially at the chest and abdomen areas.

Observe the belly swelling in the in-breath and subsiding on the out-breath.

Try to follow the natural rhythm of the breath.

Maybe you'll notice that each breath is different than the other.

Remind yourself if you do get distracted,

What is probably going to happen or did happen,

That that's what the mind do.

That's the practice in meditation,

Failure is actually success.

This is a magic moment of awareness.

So bring your mind back again,

Again and again.

Now for step three,

Maybe you can broaden your awareness to the whole body.

Stay and being cradled by the breath.

Maybe you'll notice other sensations as well.

Your facial expression,

Your clothes touching your skin,

The temperature of the room.

Connect with your body.

Connect with the here and now.