Calming the body.
When the mind grows agitated,
The body often follows suit.
Luckily,
The relationship between mind and body is a two-way street.
As you calm the body,
The mind will likewise relax.
This is a powerful way to encourage the body to relax.
And anyone can do it.
First,
Pick a position in which to do this exercise.
You can do this exercise sitting,
Standing,
Or lying down.
It can be done anywhere or anytime you need to calm down.
Allow the eyes to close.
Tune into the sensation of breathing in at the nostrils.
It may help to take some deep breaths to arrive into your present time experience.
Begin with the left arm.
As you breathe in,
Picture the arm filling with the energy of the breath.
As you breathe out,
Imagine pushing the breath energy out through your fingertips.
Tune into the left arm as you do this,
Keeping both the physical body and the visualization in your awareness.
When the mind wanders off into thought,
Gently bring it back to the breath.
Solemn key matière vermella Switch to the right arm.
Breathe in,
Filling the arm with the breath energy.
Exhale and release the energy through the right fingertips.
Continue with the right arm for a few minutes.
Now,
Shift your awareness to the torso.
Visualize filling the entire chest and abdomen with breath energy as you inhale.
Push the breath down out through the bottom of the spine and tailbone as you exhale.
Breathe in through the nose and exhale through the mouth and iris.
Start with the left leg.
Breathe in the energy into the left leg and push the breath out through the foot.
Keep breathing… Move over to the right leg.
Breathe the energy into the right leg.
And as you exhale,
Push the breath out the right foot.
As we near the end,
Try to bring it all together.
Breathe in and fill your entire body with the breath.
Imagine the body being filled with the energy of the breath from head to toe.
Exhaling,
Let the breath out through the fingertips,
The base of the spine,
And the feet.
