Hello my dear.
This is a short breathing space practice.
It's a practice that you can use anytime,
Anywhere to regain calmness,
Clarity and confidence.
So to begin,
Become physically still wherever you are,
Either lying or sitting or standing.
Just choose a posture where you'll be as comfortable as possible.
And gently close your eyes.
Bring your awareness to whatever is going on for you right now.
And give the weight of your body up to gravity.
Allow your weight to sink into the point of contact between your body and the floor,
The chair or the surface that you're lying on.
What sensations are there right now?
If you notice any tension or resistance towards uncomfortable or unpleasant sensations,
Gently turn toward them.
Just accept them as best you can.
If you begin to tense around the breath and let go a little bit more with each out breath.
Soften into gravity.
Choose any thoughts as they arise and pass through the mind.
See if you can let them go.
Let them come and go without needing to identify with their content.
Just observe them as if they were clouds in the sky.
Notice any feelings and emotions as they come up.
Can you let these come and go?
Include everything within your awareness with a kindly perspective.
Now allow your awareness to gather around the experience of the breath deep in the body.
Drop your awareness inside the breath and feel the different sensations in the front,
Back and the side of the torso.
Can you feel your awareness within the flow and movement of the breath?
Use the breath to anchor your awareness in the present moment,
Breathing in the body,
Noticing each inhale and each exhale.
Again and again.
Each time you notice your mind has wandered,
Just gently guide the mind back to the breath deep in the body.
Now gently expand your awareness to include the whole body.
Feel the weight and the shape of your body as it sits or stands or lies.
If you've got any pain or discomfort,
Make sure your awareness stays open.
Cultivate acceptance or acknowledgement for all of your experience.
Refriend it.
Use your breath to anchor your awareness in the present moment,
Breathing in the body,
Noticing each inhale and each exhale.
Again and again.
Now it's time to end this practice.
I encourage you to come back to this practice any time you need to regain a sense of calmness or clarity or ease.
Taking one more nice deep breath,
Moving your fingers and toes a wee bit,
And gently opening your eyes,
Reacquainting yourself with the space that you're in.
