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Balloon Breath

by Lee Skunes

Rated
4.3
Type
guided
Activity
Meditation
Suitable for
Everyone
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Feeling tense and constricted? Not to worry. This simple and short, balloon breath meditation is here to help, by allowing you to expand pockets of space and ease in the body. This practice is intended to bring your attention to the present, observing different areas of the body where you may feel stress or discomfort. Close your eyes, sit with this feeling, and then let it go, as you would the air out of a balloon. You will also be invited to focus closely on your breath. In doing so, you can instil a sense of calm and groundedness to the entirety of your being. Use this practice, any time and anywhere.

BreathingMeditationBody ScanRelaxationMindfulnessCalmBalloon BreathingFocused BreathingTension ReleaseMindful ObservationGrounding

Transcript

Hi there.

This is the balloon breath meditation.

So starting out either seated or lying on your back or in a position that's comfortable for you,

Begin to settle.

That doesn't mean you have to fix or change anything about the breath or the body.

Simply start to observe the state you're in in this current moment.

Not good,

Not bad,

Just is.

Then begin to observe your breath.

Observing how the inhale moves.

Is it coming in through the mouth or through the nose?

Is one side more open than the other?

Where is the breath moving?

Is the exhale more of a sigh today or is it a gentle hum?

Not good or bad,

Just observing.

Taking a few more moments here.

Now beginning to observe areas where sensations may be a little bit louder today.

Maybe some mild discomfort or an area that is persistently a nuisance.

Starting with this balloon breath today,

Seeing if we can create pockets of space to help relieve those areas.

So picking one area that seems to be a little bit louder than others.

See if you can focus your breath into that area to start to expand like you could create a balloon of space in that area.

And allowing that exhale of the balloon space to settle.

Each inhale expanding that area.

And each exhale seeing if that can release any pockets of tension surrounding that area.

If at any point it becomes too intense for you,

Not a problem,

Gently recenter your attention back to your breath.

Allow the body and the breath to wander to another area.

Giving this balloon breath idea to the next pocket of tension in the body.

Once the mind wanders,

Not to worry.

Come back either to your breath or the sensation that you are focusing on.

Take a few more breaths in this area.

Then coming back to the breath itself.

Back to a normal breath.

Observing any sensations that may have shifted,

Not bad or good,

Just notice.

You are more than welcome to continue these on your own.

If you're ready to come back to the rest of your day,

Gently begin to open the eyes,

Soft subtle movements of the body and enjoy the rest of your day.

Meet your Teacher

Lee SkunesMinnesota, USA

4.3 (83)

Recent Reviews

Silas

October 27, 2022

Thanks it really helped me to focus on an arra i have nit ficused on in a while. 😎😀😃

Riley

January 31, 2019

Clear, grounding and engaging. Thank you.

Kristine

January 13, 2019

I thought this was a very good meditation. I didn't find a problem with the sound quality like many noted nor the supposed long pause with abrupt ending. I thought it was done just fine. Thank you!

Al

December 14, 2018

I regularly breathe into areas of discomfort and this provided a welcomed new perspective for doing that. Short and powerful little exercise, and well guided.

Ashira

November 7, 2018

Why is this not rated higher? Excellent. I just sent this to one of my clients on the app to listen to first thing in the morning. I love the balloon image and will teach that in my yoga class today. Thank you.

Adrianna

October 22, 2018

Lee. Thank you. I’m grateful for the gift this simple technique provided. Your voice is a warm and clear support. I can’t wait to hear more from you.

Sophie

October 22, 2018

Loved it...perfect tone and great to have a focus moving around the body

Nette

October 19, 2018

I thought this was great. I saw a couple of reviews that said it sounded tinny and stopped abruptly, blah, blah, blah...... but I had a few minutes and decided to do it anyway. I’m glad I did. Your voice is lovely, rich and mellow, like melted chocolate. 😊 Yes the quality of the recording was not perfect, but hey, we’d never do anything if we waited for perfection!! I wouldn’t have said it was tinny, more like you’re wearing earplugs and you’ve lost the higher and lower frequencies. I loved how you asked to find a place in your body that was speaking loudly. I understood immediately. It was a lovely short gentle meditation to bring attention to a part of my body that needed a bit of extra love and care. The ending was perfect, giving the listener permission to continue on their own if they want to, or to stop. The whole meditation only goes for a few minutes so you couldn’t spend a lot of time bringing the listener back and I thought you did it really well. All of the reasons that I nearly didn’t listen were completely unfounded. Thank you. I enjoyed this meditation very much and I have bookmarked it to do again when I only have a few minutes.

Linda

October 19, 2018

Sound quality aside, I really liked this meditation, and will definitely use it again. Thank you

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