Hello,
My name is Teddy Bass and I welcome you to this breathing practice that I've used in my own practice that has truly helped me in such a wonderful way.
And this practice is to be diligent and to truly have an awareness in this moment that we're breathing.
And so with your eyes either opened and or slightly closed with a gaze,
Whatever you're more comfortable with.
Feet flat on the floor,
Back in an upright position,
No rigosity,
Just letting go.
Feel your shoulders dropping.
And so I'm going to invite you to take a breath in with me and exhale.
There are many practices with breathing.
Some people inhale and exhale through the nose,
Others inhale through the nose and exhale through the mouth.
And today's practice will be the latter.
So I'll ask you to inhale for one count and I'll ask you to exhale for one.
And we'll go through this for a series of five and then we're going to continue on for two count,
Three count,
Etc.
Up to ten.
So again I invite you to become still,
To relax.
And even in the relaxation we are aware.
We are setting an intention to be set on the breath in the here and the now.
To inhaling together on one and exhale and inhale and exhale inhale and exhale inhale and exhale inhale and exhale.
Just checking in,
Shoulders are dropping,
Becoming present.
And now two counts in,
Two counts out.
In two counts and let it go.
And inhale and exhale and inhale and exhale.
Inhale through the nose,
Exhaling through the mouth and inhale and exhale.
If there's any distractions,
If any thoughts,
Just bring yourself back to the breath.
And now we'll continue with a three count breath and inhale and exhale and inhale and exhale and inhale and exhale and inhale and exhale and inhale and exhale.
And a reminder,
We're continuing to come back to the breath.
Don't get caught on any of the thoughts going through,
Just allow them to be.
We inhale and exhale and inhale and exhale and inhale and exhale and inhale and exhale.
Check it with your body to make sure that your shoulders are dropped,
Fear on the floor,
Everything upright,
Sitting present.
And inhale and exhale and inhale through the nose and exhale and inhale and exhale and inhale and exhale.
Last one here,
Five count and one and exhale.
Beautiful.
We're halfway there.
Find yourself centered,
Coming back to this moment,
Present in the now.
Stay with me as these inhale exhalations and inhalations become a little longer.
We're at six.
Inhale and exhale and inhale and exhale and inhale and exhale and inhale and exhale and exhale and inhale and exhale.
Starting on our seventh repetition,
Inhale and exhale and inhale.
Feel the chest rise and exhale.
Press all the air out and inhale and exhale and inhale and exhale.
And last one here,
Inhale and exhale.
Beautiful.
These are our last three rounds,
Becoming very centered,
Staying consciously aware.
I'm going to breathe all the way in for eight counts and then we'll do our series of nine and ten count and breathing.
Inhale and exhale and inhale and exhale and inhale and exhale and inhale and exhale.
Beautiful.
We're almost there.
If there's a part of you that can't maintain these inhales and exhales for the length of time we're going,
Just return to the breath that feels comfortable for you,
That allows you to stay present in the here and the now.
And inhale and exhale and inhale and exhale and inhale and exhale and inhale and exhale and inhale and exhale.
Beautiful.
Now we're on the grand prize,
The ten count inhalation and the ten count exhalation,
Becoming so aware of every bone tingling in your hands,
Maybe some tingling in your feet,
Feeling everything in your body.
We are going to inhale and exhale.
And inhale and exhale and inhale and exhale and inhale and exhale.
Beautiful work.
So let's just center down and just take an awareness of where you are in this moment.
That truly knowing we don't have to compare what happened yesterday or five minutes ago,
But just taking this time out of your day.
Check in with your body.
Check in with your thoughts.
Are you in the here?
Are you in the now?
Calmer?
Do you feel a sense of peace within your heart?
Are the shoulders dropping a little bit more?
And so as we've taken these breaths,
Sometimes it's good to have something to focus on.
So if you need to count out loud for yourself or even to yourself,
That will bring you into the center and allowing yourself to be fully present in these moments that we've shared together to allow the rhythm of your body to breathe you,
Mind and body.
And so as we come to an end of this breathing meditation and practice,
Just take one deep final breath in,
Filling your lungs with air.
And as you exhale,
Release any remaining tension or stress that you may have lingering.
And when you're ready,
Come back to this moment.
Don't open your eyes too quickly,
But when you do,
I want you to see if you can see your surroundings in a different way with a new perception,
Potentially having a new idea.
And remember,
This practice will be posted here for you at any time that you need to be re-centered that you need to be reminded that you were created to do,
Be,
And have anything that you desired.
And just continue to remember,
Take your big God to your little problems and they will truly dissolve in the presence of this very breath that we have practiced today.
So,
So very grateful to have spent this time with you in the stillness,
To truly be reminded of who's and whom's we are,
That there's a universal presence that is just on our behalf desiring for our true happiness and it lies within us.
And so this self-care practice has been such a joy for me to share with you.
I hope you too can adopt this into your daily practice.
Look forward to seeing you well.
Peace.
