Hello and welcome to today's meditation.
Today's theme is the breath.
My name is Joy and I will guide you here today.
Let's become comfortable now,
Adjusting your posture as needed to experience this breath meditation.
Take a moment now to just settle and relax,
Close down the eyes.
A meditation focused on breath can help you relax and deep breathing is one of the best ways to lower stress in the body.
This is because when you breathe deeply it sends a message to your brain to calm down and relax.
Mindful breathing is to anchor yourself in the present moment so that you can let go of worrying about the past or the future.
Mindful breathing has been shown to reduce anxiety,
Help with burnout,
Provide certain types of pain relief and decrease negative thinking.
Breath is the life force energy and is always with you.
We will bring awareness of the breath into the meditation today.
Just become aware of the breath.
Observe the flow of the breath,
The inhale,
The exhale.
Notice the gap between each breath.
Continue your awareness on the flow of the breath.
You may notice the air going in through the nostrils,
Moving down through the throat and the rise and fall of the chest and stomach.
Just observe the natural flow of the breath without forcing or judging.
Now take in three deep breaths in and out,
Allowing yourself to relax more and more on each exhale.
Allowing your breath to return to its natural rhythm.
Bring yourself into the present moment right here,
Right now.
Allow the past to be the past and the future to be the future.
Be here now.
Know you are safe in this moment right now.
Bring your awareness to the top of your head and allow relaxation to cascade down your face.
Allow your eyes to become heavy.
Relax your cheeks and your jaw.
Allow your tongue to find its place resting on the roof of the mouth.
Drop the shoulders and allow them to fall away from your neck.
Relax the arms and hands.
Return your focus to the breath and notice the rise and fall of the chest with each inhale and exhale.
If any thoughts or feelings arise,
Lovingly just return your attention to your breath.
Allow for relaxation in the belly and the hips.
Melting into the surface below,
Feeling supported.
Relaxation now flows down through the legs all the way to the feet.
Feeling relaxed and calm.
Continue to focus on the breath in this deep state of relaxation as you now relax into the breath.
Continue to breathe in and breathe out.
Returning the focus to the breath anytime you become distracted.
You can say to yourself on the inhale,
Breathing in and on the exhale,
Breathing out.
Continue for a couple of moments here,
Breathing in,
Breathing out.
Get more energy into breathing in this deep state of relaxation on the日s,
So just You Begin to bring yourself back into the room,
Moving the fingers and fingers to the side.
Moving the fingers and toes and when you're ready,
Open your eyes and reflect on today's intention,
Today's theme,
The breath.
You
