Mindfulness Any time
When our exhales are longer than our inhales, our body signals its time to rest for your mind and we are able to relax from the inside out. An excellent tool for those moments of panic and anxiety and stress.
The practice: Close your eyes and take a deep breath in for a count of four, and then exhale for a count of eight. As you inhale, visualize the movement of oxygen through your respiratory system. As you inhale, imagine any stress you've been holding float away. Repeat five times.
Mission
Mindful Breathing Meditation - 5 Minutes
Use this meditation twice daily to develop better focus, attention and a greater overall calmness over time.
Mindfulness is the practice of awareness of the present moment to moment. With mindful breathing meditation, we use the breath as an object of meditation, concentrating deeply on the rhythm and sensation of our most basic life force.
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The practice: Sit comfortably with a long, straight spine and find a slow, oceanic breath. Begin counting your inhales and exhales from one to ten (inhale one, exhale one; inhale two, exhale two; etc.). When you reach ten, start again but count backwards to one. Repeat this cycle five times. When you've completed five cycles of breath-counting, simply continue to breathe at this calm, steady pace, for two-to-three minutes, visualizing the breath moving through the respiratory system and appreciating its physical relationship with the body.
