Guided Meditation: Awareness Of Breath

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Guided Meditation: Awareness Of Breath

Rated

4.8

Type

guided

Activity

Meditation

Suitable for

Everyone

Plays

75

We focus on breathing not because there’s anything special about it but because that physical sensation of breathing is always there. Throughout the practice, you may find yourself caught up in thoughts, emotions, and sounds wherever your mind goes, simply come back again to the next breath.

Breathing Thoughts Emotions Sounds Mind Non Judgment Body Awareness Mindfulness Emotional Awareness Self Compassion Non Judgmental Observation Breathing Awareness Emotional Check Ins Guided Meditations Mind Wandering Physical Sensations Postures Transitions

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Transcript

Start by finding a comfortable sitting position. Allow yourself to sit with a tall spine in a dignified posture, Head, Neck and back straight, If that is possible for you. Allow your hands to rest on your lap or on your legs. If you are sitting on a chair, Allow the feet to be flat and on the floor, Closing or lowering your eyes, Whichever is more comfortable for you. Alert or relaxed, Allowing your body to become progressively still, Fully present to yourself. Be aware of your thoughts, Thoughts of anticipation, Thoughts about feelings, Maybe even thoughts about the past. Noticing your emotions, Perhaps asking yourself, How am I feeling right now? How am I feeling right now? Am I peaceful? Am I worried? Am I frustrated? Am I joyful? And paying attention to your body, Sort of dropping into your body for few moments and noticing how the body feels at this moment, Not wanting to fix, Adjust or change anything, Choosing to respond instead of react to any impulses to stop, Leave the room or engage in other activities, Allowing whatever you have noticed to move into the background and now placing your focus of attention on the direct sensation of your breath, Not thinking about the breath, Simply feeling it, Feeling the direct sensation of the breath as it comes into the body and as it leaves the body, Without the need to change it, Hold it or control it. If you notice your mind attempting to shape the breath or to control it or hold it, Even in the smallest way, Just noticing this tendency and allowing the breath to flow freely, Noticing that with every inhalation the abdomen and the chest expands and with every exhalation the abdomen and the chest contracts. And noticing the full cycle of the breath, Of your breath, You are not trying to do anything or to get anywhere, Just noticing. And if your mind has wandered off the breath, Notice where it went and without criticism bring it back gently and firmly to this moment, To this breath, To your breath. Be aware of any feelings and thoughts and bring the mind back to the breath. If the mind leaves a hundred times in few minutes, Bring it back a hundred times with kindness, Patience and love for yourself, Knowing that you are just doing your best, Knowing that you and everyone else are all very imperfect beings, Living in an imperfect world and that is ok. You can decide to stay in your meditation, Keeping the awareness of the breath, Otherwise when you already, Start gently to invite some light in, Slowly, With grace, Allowing your eyes to open again, Giving yourself enough time to come back from your meditation.