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Mindful Breath Meditation

by Gerald Forster

Rated
4.1
Type
guided
Activity
Meditation
Suitable for
Everyone
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Get comfortable, sit back & relax into this soothing breath meditation with Pandit Dasa as he guides you through focused breathing steps to release tension.

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Transcript

Go ahead and close your eyes gently.

Sitting comfortably,

Take a deep breath in.

Straighten your back as you breathe in.

And exhale slowly.

Take another deep breath in.

And as you exhale,

Try to empty your mind of all of your thoughts and all of your plans and all of your worries.

And just come into the present moment.

Take another deep breath in.

And as you exhale,

Breathe out any stress that you're holding,

Any anxiety that you're holding onto,

And all of your plans.

Remember that the only moment that we really have is the present moment.

So let's take advantage of that.

Breathing comfortably,

Bring your awareness to the very top of your head.

Now gently bring your awareness down to your forehead.

Take a moment to look inward into your mind and observe the thoughts in your mind.

See if your thoughts are more plans for the future or if they're more reflections into the past.

Don't let the thoughts absorb you.

Just observe them.

Bring your awareness down to your face.

Take a deep breath in.

And as you exhale,

Release the tension you're holding in your face.

When schedules get busy,

Our face becomes tense.

So let's relax the tension in the face.

Bring your awareness to your eyes.

Take a deep breath in.

And as you exhale,

Release the tension in your eyes.

Our eyes become really tense by looking at our computer screen or our smart devices.

Let's take a moment to release that tension.

Now bring your awareness to your mouth,

Your jaw.

Take a deep breath in.

And as you exhale,

Release the tension in your mouth and jaw.

Let your jaw drop down.

Let your mouth open up a little.

And let your tongue slip down to the bottom of the mouth.

Bring your awareness to your neck and shoulders.

Take a deep breath in.

And as you exhale,

Release the tension in your neck and shoulders.

Let your shoulders drop down.

Now bring your awareness down to your heart.

See if you can concentrate and pick up on the beating of your heart.

See if you can pick up on the rhythm of your heartbeat.

Another deep breath in,

Bringing your awareness back up to your eyes,

Top of your head.

And exhale.

You can slowly open your eyes.

This meditation helps us to get in touch with our body,

Mind,

And thoughts so we can be more centered and focused throughout the rest of the day.

Thank you very much.

Meet your Teacher

Gerald ForsterNew York City

4.1 (71)

Recent Reviews

Roy

March 11, 2017

6 minutes peace. Excellent as a necessary oasis of calm in a hectic situation

Juliet

January 29, 2017

I really like this meditation. It's short (not 18 minutes like labelled), but I find it really effective for mindfulness.

Sean

June 24, 2016

Very beautiful connecting meditation ! Thank you Pandit. :-)

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