Relaxing & aligning the breath, heart and brainwaves
Guided meditation for the healing breath
In this guided meditation we will relax the heart rate and brain waves — harmonizing the heart and mind together using the breath.
Listen to the guided meditation, or read through the steps below:
Arrive in your space.
You may be in any position that is comfortable for you - sitting, standing or lying down.
Thank yourself for being here and breathe naturally.
Feel precious fresh air and your precious breath passing in and out of your nose and throat.
By doing this, you bring your awareness and gratitude to here and now, just as you are in this moment.
In this practice we will slow and deepen our breath, relaxing and entraining our heart rate and brain waves to the pace of our breath so they flow as one.
To do this, we will give our breath a conscious rhythm, pausing after each inhale and after each exhale.
Begin by breathing in for a count of 4, at the top of the inhale pause for a count of four.
Then, exhale for a count of four. At the bottom of that exhale pause for another count of 4.
Continue to breath in this rhythm for several cycles
Slowing the brainwaves in this way allows us to move beyond the busy, chattering thinking mind to a deeper level of consciousness and creative, intuitive awareness.
Add visualization & intention
On the inhales imagine drawing in the loving kindness, comfort and ease you desire.
On pauses after the inhale see this new energy filling and expanding your heart.
On the exhales see everything you no longer need - your troubles and burdens - being released like smoke or vapor.
On the pause after the exhale, feel the new fresh, clean space you’ve created emanating and expanding around you.
Elongate the exhale
After several cycles of the 4-count rhythm, extend our exhales to a full 8-counts. Or, twice as long as your inhales. (The inhales and pauses can remain at 4-counts.)
Extending the exhale slows the heart rate and brainwaves even more.
Continue breathing in this rhythm for several more cycles.
At the end of your practice, note how you feel.
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