Abdominal Breathing Meditation Exersize

Breathe In...

Take a long, slow, deep breath as if you are trying to inflate a balloon in your belly. Do not worry if it is tight now.

Hold it for 1, 2 ,3, 4 ,5 , 6, 7...

Relax your abdomen and allow the air to flow out.

Repeat 2 (two) more times.

Close your eyes if you feel comfortable doing so

Closing the eyes cuts out 80% of the sensory input to the brain.

Starting at the top of the head, scan down your body and notice any obvious areas of tension.

Allow these areas of tension to relax.

If this is difficult, ask your Self if you could be just 10% (ten percent) more relaxed.

and 10% (ten percent) more and 10% (ten percent) more, etc...

Do you sense any smells in the area or from memory?

Stay with this as your breath move in and out of your lungs

Where in your nose is the smell?

Do smell change as you focus upon them?

Do you sense any tastes in your mouth?

Does the tongue taste the same on the left and the right?

Top and Bottom?

Do tastes change as you focus upon them

What do you hear?

What is the closest sound to you?

What is the furthest sound from you?

Notice how you know this and are able to freely place your attention on one sound or another...

How is your mind behaving now compared to before you started this meditation?

Are your thoughts quieter or louder?

Where do thoughts begin?

Notice you ae able to feely place your attention on one thought or another...

What happens directly before you have a thought?

How do you sense your thoughts?

Can you see, hear, smell, taste or touch them?

Can you predict the next thought?

How so?

Can you speed them up or slow them down?

How so?

Thank you for reading along and I hope this has made a difference in your day!