I'm really glad that you're here with me today or tonight in this moment as we explore the natural flow and rhythm of our breath,
Allowing it to calm our body and our mind and help to guide us back home to that place of calmness and ease within inside of ourselves.
Enjoy.
And just beginning to close the eyes if they aren't already and finding your way into a comfortable seated position.
Of course,
Feeling free to lie down if that speaks to you.
There's no right or wrong here.
Just finding something that feels really nourishing and soothing to you in this moment.
And if there is any obvious tightness or tension in the body that can easily be released,
Just do so now.
Remembering that this is a training in breath awareness and not control.
And so there is nothing to judge,
Nothing to fix or to change.
We are simply here to notice how the body naturally breathes itself.
Taking a deep breath in through the nose and slowly letting it go.
Again deeply breathing into the lungs and the belly and then slowly releasing,
Feeling the sensations of letting go.
Just gently returning back to the natural rhythm and pace of your breath.
Letting the brow and jaw be soft,
Relaxing the shoulders away from the neck and letting the arms and the hands rest easily wherever they are.
Let the mind and the heart be soft too,
Taking the time to encourage the whole body to melt into this moment.
And from here,
Begin to draw your awareness to the space in the body where it's easiest to feel the breath the most.
Perhaps this is at the base of the nostrils or maybe you feel the cool swirl of the air in the back of your throat.
Maybe the warm wind of the breath on the upper lip.
The rise and the fall of the chest and the belly.
And if the breath is too subtle to feel,
You may want to place your hand on your belly.
Just feel the rise and the fall of the breath in your hand.
Maybe you sense the whole body breathing.
And as you notice the flow of each breath,
Let there be a sense of relaxation and ease,
Softening as the breath comes in,
Opening to receive it and relaxing as the breath releases and dissolves.
Staying right here in this moment,
Trusting you're exactly where you were meant to be.
Right here,
Right now,
Letting go.
And if the mind begins to wander as it will,
As it does,
Just gently draw your attention back to the breath.
Even if it's just a few breaths at a time,
We are gently learning to return back to the moment.
Back to your breath.
Back to yourself again and again.
Just relaxing and allowing your awareness to slowly ride the wave of each breath.
Perhaps imagining each inhale is a sunrise and each exhale is a warm sunset.
You may even begin to notice the spaces between the breath.
The space created when the inhale slowly turns into the exhale.
You just rest in there,
Sensing the spaciousness,
Calmness and ease.
This moment recognizing that your breath is always here as a calm and supportive oasis that you can rest in and retreat to at any time.
When you are ready,
Gently beginning to draw your awareness back into the body,
Back into the room.
Maybe taking a few gentle movements to help awaken your senses.
Drawing one hand over your heart if that feels okay for you and maybe the other over the belly.
Just offering yourself gratitude for being here today or tonight,
For making space for you.
Just offering a moment of appreciation for your breath.
Understanding how deeply it serves and supports our well-being.
How deeply it serves and supports you.
Thank you so much for being here with me.
Namaste.
