Episode 60: Mindfulness | Breath + Thoughts + Emotions

Did you enjoy this guided meditation? Rate + Review + Share The Meditation Well.For more information on meditation, mindset, and mindful movement services Jess offers, visit www.yogastorynow.com.Thank you for meditating with me today!Meditation Script:Become as peaceful as you can in body and mind. What can you let go of right now toreplace with a sense of ease and peace? Bring your attention to your breath. Noticeyour inhale, the slight stop at the top of your breath. Notice your exhale, theslight stop at the bottom of your breath. Notice the rhythm of your breath. Isit even, fast, slow, varied? Notice any resistance or tension as you breathein, as you breathe out. Notice any ease in your breathing as you breathe in, asyou breathe out. Observe your breath, attaching no value judgment to how you’rebreathing. There is no right way for you to breathe. If you can, deepen yourbreath, inviting a longer inhale, longer exhale. If you are at your breath’s capacityof depth, simply continue to breathe as you are, inviting loving acceptance toyour style and speed of breathing. Bring attention to your thoughts. When a thought arrives, notice it fully as thoughexamining a material object. Notice how the thought affects your physicalspace. Does it bring tension or peace? Are you judging your thought? Is this a thoughtyou want to act on right now or can you let it go? What thoughts linger? Whatthoughts pass with ease? As a thought arrives, bring awareness to any emotionsthat come up. Attaching no value judgment to whatever thoughts arrive, inviteloving acceptance to your thoughts as they come and pass.Notice your emotional space. Observe any heaviness or lightness of emotion. What do you feel? Notice any contentment, anger, joy, sadness, wonder, or frustration. Howdo your emotions show up in your body? Are you tense? Are you relaxed? Where doyou feel tense? Where do you feel relaxed? Notice any desire to express youremotion. Do you want to laugh or cry or throw a punch or be still? Observe youremotions, attaching no value judgment, instead inviting loving acceptance tohowever you feel in this moment.Imagine your breath, thoughts, and emotions working together in a harmonious rhythm to help settle any tension in your muscles or joints. Enjoy a deep breath in, deep breathout, and invite a sense of ease in your full acceptance of your breath, thoughts,and emotions, and any shifts as you move through your day. Thank you formeditating with me. Peace. Written + Performed by Jessica Haessly