What is Mindful breathing?
Mindful breathing is a very simple, yet powerful meditation practice. The idea is to focus your attention on your breathing -focus on the rhythm and flow and the way it feels on each inhale and exhale.
What is the purpose of mindful breathing?
It gives us an anchor - our breath - in stressful thoughts and situations. It helps keep us in the present moment, distracting us from regrets of the past or what the future holds.
How do I practice mindful breathing?
Choose a quiet location, IE the shower or whiles making food.
Shift your focus on breathing
Between 1 and 5 minutes a day would be good practice.
Breath in and out slowly
Use a breath cycle of +- 6 seconds
Let the breath flow effortlessly in and out of your body.
Let go of your thoughts - Acknowledge them and let them go. Be at one with your breath.
Focus your awareness on breathing in, notice how it fills your body with life.
watch the breath leave your body, and releases all your worries and stress into the universe.
What are the health benefits of mindful breathing?
Reduced stress levels. -Focusing on a single sensation can help still the mind.-
