Centering Breath

Sit down or lay down comfortably and close your eyes. Place your hands on your belly and feel the rhythmic motion of the belly expanding with the inhale and softening on the exhale. Focus on drawing the breath into the lower belly, feeling waves of breath ebb and flow through you. Continue for a few minutes. Then bring your hands onto your rib cage and allow a feeling of expansion and openness through the lower ribs as you inhale and then release on the exhale. Invite full diaphragmatic breathing. Continue for a few minutes. Finally place both hands, palms down on the upper chest and shift your attention to your lungs. Feel the lungs fill up fully on the inhale and empty completely on the exhale. Continue.

Notice the life-giving, energizing, vitalizing quality of increased oxygen flow to your body. Celebrate the calm, peaceful feeling radiating through you. Enjoy!