This is a foundational practice to establish an intimacy between awareness and breath.

This is a foundational practice to establish an intimacy between awareness and breath. The instructions are simple, yet the potential of depth is infinite. Bring to it a curiosity and a beginner’s mind; you cannot rely on memory to enter Presence.

Begin practicing with closed eyes, sitting or lying down. Set your timer for 12 minutes.

Stretch and wiggle your body a bit before settling down. Allow the body to be still, yet soft, a gentle invitation for the breath to enter you deeper inside.

Rest your awareness in the movement of the breath. No need to control or modify the breath; just become present with what is already happening. Let all your senses come awake to the experience of breathing: the movement, feeling, sounds, taste, temperature, expansion and contraction.

Once you are familiar with the practice, try doing it throughout the day while active and with eyes open.

~ Practice from the Women’s Wisdom School.

 

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