Welcome.
This is a short breathing practice to help you pause and return to the present moment.
Wherever you are right now,
Allow yourself these few minutes to simply arrive.
If it feels comfortable,
Gently close your eyes or soften your gaze.
Take a moment to notice your body,
Supported by the chair you are sitting on or the floor you may be laying on or the bed beneath you.
And now,
Begin to bring your attention to the breath.
Without changing anything yet,
Simply notice the rhythm of your natural breathing.
Feel the inhale as it enters the body and the exhale as it leaves.
Perhaps you notice the breath in the chest or the gentle rise and fall of the body.
Now,
Let us take three slow and steady breaths together.
Breathing in slowly through the nose,
Feeling the expansion in your body and breathing out gently through your mouth.
Again,
Breathing in,
Expanding,
Creating space.
And as you breathe out,
Keeping the expansion and letting go.
One more time on your own rhythm,
Allowing breath in and allowing breath out.
If your mind wanders during this practice,
Be kind to yourself.
Notice it and gently guide your attention back to your breath.
Notice your shoulders relaxing,
Your jaw unclenching,
Your forehead smoothing.
And in this moment,
There is nothing else you need to do.
Just breathe and just be.
When you are ready,
Gently open your eyes if they were closed and carry this small moment of awareness with you into the rest of your day.
Remembering you can return to breath anytime.