Breathing and Settling

Fear

I fear someone will see me meditating at work. Maybe I could tell everyone before so that they know what I am doing.

Relaxed

I haven’t meditated for about a week. I’m about to try and have a day time sleep in preparation for my night shift tonight and meditating has already helped me to relax, especially helpful as my mind was starting to feel a little anxious and wander, it helps me control my thoughts a little more.

Breathing and Settling

Just focusing on my breathing can quiet my mind. It was good to learn that all minds wander...it is only natural and nothing that I need to chide myself about. Sometimes, I think I am the only person dealing with a monkey mind 🤔.

My first day with Aura

I felt that the session (3 mins) is perhaps a little too short. However, it could well be that a short session works well on days when I have lots to do, which in turn may encourage me to keep a continuous streak going.

Learning

Be curious, understand the world around you. Learn something new, when you stop learning you stop progressing. You don’t have to learn something challenging, something small like learning how to cook a new meal is just as important. Open your mind and always keep true to your core foundation.

Feel as if

Sunshine and all saints smile at my back, my progress to time has grown substantially

Breathing

It’s universal that all minds wander When the mind does wander, don’t have feelings of anger

Narrator

This narrator is my favorite so far. Loved the comparison to a puppy because it made me feel less negative towards myself.

Breathing and Settling

This morning I was reminded that I need to focus on breathing even if it’s for just a few moments each day especially when I’m really stressed. This is key in helping me cope with daily stressors that occur with work dealing with abusive parents, defiant children, educational demands, evaluative demands, unprofessional colleagues, parental responsibilities, home chores, relationships with my children, grandchildren and my spouse, bills to pay, and the list is endless. School and all that I bring home from teaching are my biggest stressors. Preparations for upcoming parental conferences, Report Cards, grading, Documenting Tier I and Tier II Interventions, meetings, Lesson Planning for large and small groups, differentiation of delivery, material prep... It all comes home and interferes with my home life. I’m tired of being verbally assaulted and threatened by parents! I average 3-5 calls per month the Children Youth and Families regarding neglect and abuse of my students.

The Breath is an Anchor

That we can depend on when we need to claw our way out from under all of those pesky thoughts that crowd our minds...all too often. Returning to the breath is a functional means of escaping that crowded state and decluttering. Simple, yet totally fabulous!

Day 15

Focusing on my breathing and letting go of my thoughts, and just every breath I take, clearing my head after a huge headache I had. It’s nice to just take time to myself and calm the mind.

Stress

Just breathe and everything will be alright. Let your thoughts flow but do not focus on that.

Distracted

Having a busy morning, so my Aura time found me distracted...🤦‍♂️ I’ll strive to do better tomorrow morning!

Breathe

Value the breathes you have by giving your mental time, dedicated and conscious effort, to paying attention to it throughout the day. This ensures you get enough oxygen to the brain, remember that you are alive and well with Gods spirit in every breathe, and that you are capable of having a substantial impact on this world with a little intentionality.

The breath is always there!

I’ve heard this before in different sessions but it is always soothing to remember this little fact

Tues 12.5

Breathe in the rainbow, breathe out the storm. My breath is always there for me, even if I’m not aware or thinking about how much I rely on it. Just taking a moment to practice awareness of these movements is so helpful.

Not a breathing exercise

Paying attention to each breath, the pause at the end of the inhale, of the exhale, can be an anchor just by paying attention to how my body is already breathing. Instead of putting effort into controlling the breath, I can go about my day using my body’s automatic breathing as an anchor, to stay vigilant but without demand, trusting that my body knows how to breathe, to have control over my mind without having to control it

Breathing

I learned that it's important to take a moment away from all the wandering thoughts and focus on just being. Even if just for a moment.

The Breath

My breathing is quick and hurried. I wish not to reflect more.

Breathing

I learned that my breaths are short and quick. This helped me be more aware of that and fix it

Attention to breathing

This was a nice meditation to start my day. I woke feeling anxious and tired, unable to sleep. This was a nice way to center myself and block out the noise of exhaustion and nerves to get down to my work.

Rest

School has felt like a challenge I can’t overcome lately. This meditation helped me to stop thinking about all I feel I need to be doing constantly and allowed my brain and body to find rest. Thankful for a sense of clarity.

Breath

I ll try to find the correct way to breath .. to feel good without stress..

Breathing

Good break from morning chores and dance to wander off without thinking of projects or things that need t one done

i learned ghag

when taking notice of your breathe, it will be easier to let go of your thoughts, irritations, stress, etc. it’s easy to just listen to your mind and your thoughts but taking time to think about your breath can go a long way.

12/30/17

I learned that breathing is my anchor. It brings me down to the realities that a long as I am breathing, everything is ok. I am an over thinker and it’s nice to be aware that through it all I can still pull myself back to a moment of breathing.

It’s ok.

I learned that it’s ok to just be and accept my breath as it is. No need to be too particular about whether I’m breathing right or having to keep to a particular type of breathing. Just breathe and allow your mind to empty itself.

Day Two

Be easy and playful with myself like a puppy. Wandering is good for the soul too.

Come on ...

A gentle voice like this teacher’s, together with attractive advice - in this case encouragement to ‘come back to the breath’ in much the same way as one would encourage a puppy ... ‘come on, back to the breath’ - are priceless gifts in the meditation / settling process. Thank you very much

Stress relief tactic

Simple reminder that when my mind starts to go all over the place and perhaps panic that coming back to focus on breath can center me and refocus my thoughts.

Breathing and settling

My breathing as-is is not right or wrong, it just is. Focusing on it did help me feel centered. Namaste

Relief

Taking a break from “the endless thinking” that goes on in our daily lives is something that I need to do throughout my day. I’ll strive to be more aware of when I need to stop and listen to my body. ❤️🙏

The breath is always there for you

I really liked the closing statement of the breath is always there for you, it's a reminder that you are always there for yourself. I also appreciated the way that this meditation flowed, and I was actually able to focus and meditate the entire time, as opposed to my monkey mind dancing around

The breath is always there for you

I really appreciated this closing statement, it's a reminder that you are always there for yourself. I also appreciated the way this meditation followed, it allowed my mind to focus, as opposed to my monkey mind dancing around

Like waves on the beach

My breath is like the waves on the beach. Sometimes calm, sometimes rough - it is dictated by the body, in the oceans case by the body of water, by the moon and by the affect of the earth it rests upon. My breath is my bodies life force, it nurtures me like my soul nurtures my spiritual growth. When in unison anything can be accomplished.

Day 1; what I learned

I learned that by focusing on my breathing, I can sort of mask the thoughts. Even just for a second, I can just breathe, and not think. It was nice. Thank you for that.

In a busy stressful day I can stop and concentrate on my breathing if only for a few seconds

Focusing on breathing takes my focus off other things. I can find respite in breathing consciously. I will return to this place today as I get busy and stressed.

Breathing

Focusing on our breath is so powerful because it allows us to focus on one simple thing and steer our mind away from any negative or spiraling thoughts.

3rd day

After doing this I was extremely relaxed and felt at peace with myself. I would like to try to do such an exercise at the start of my day instead of the end.

What I learned Day 1

I learned that although you can have a bad day just breath and let everything go and think of the positive and you can do this at any moment

Breath

I learned that just breathing, something I can always do, is a possible way to calm me down when I'm anxious.

Breath

I learned to take the mind back to the breathing, slow and paced.

Breathing

I learned that I need to let go of the stress in life for a few minutes just to focus on breathing

1/24/18

I really liked the line in this meditation about letting thoughts go for one breath. It’s not always easy to sit for 3 minutes and focus on breathing but taking small steps like one breath helps a lot

Wednesday, January 24, 2018

The breath is an anchor. Your breath helps your mind settle.

Breathing and Settling

Breathing allows me to regain focus. It really helps me to let go and refocus.

Breathing

I can control my anxiety and stress with quiet breathing. It makes me feel much calmer.

Breathing

I notice I am struggling just to notice my breath without changing it once I am aware of it.

Breathe

If I stop and breathe I can clear my mind and really focus on the task at hand

Breaths

Focusing on your breathing can distract the mind and create a more calming sense

Soothing relief

Very helpful in allowing me to reach a more peaceful state in the face of a stressful situation!

Thinking

Attention to breathing helps bring awareness back from that incessant thinking

Day 2

Shorter one today. Was feeling anxious and feel a little better after meditation but not noticeably as my mind wanders back to the event causing anxiety.

The breath is my interaction with the infinite.

The breath is the interaction between myself and the atmosphere, and the atmosphere is the gate to the universe: the breath is my bridge to the universe infinite.

Stress/Anxiety

It can get better:) I felt much better after this session, I learned that what people say about breathing is true. It really helps you to settle your mind and your thoughts.

Trial one

Breathing is soothing and focusing on the breathing can help me release stress and relax my mind.

Great to have a short an effective session

It is only 3 minutes but it’s hood, goes straight to the point and made a big difference

Breathing

All different kinds of breaths, and none is right or wrong. There are some that may calm you, and others that may excite you. Learning to recognize the breath in a certain emotion may be beneficial.

Breathing is an anchor

The only thing you will always have is yourself. Your body is your temple; worship it. We will always have our breath as long as we are living, focus in on it and feel your heart beating with one hand and your stomach rise and fall with the other

Breathe

Extremely soothing. This is the first session that I made sure to favorite. “Trust that your body knows how to breathe” often in sessions I try to hard to focus on my breath and making sure it’s deep enough or steady enough. This session reassured me I don’t have to focus on how to breathe, just knowing that I am breathing. Often with anxiety I can become very out of breath from short and few breaths, I’ll make sure to keep this session in mind to remind myself that I am breathing and that I am fine

Day 53

I really enjoy practices that allow me to focus on the breath as i feel i get the most out of that practice

Breath

The breath is an anchor that I can rely on when my mind wanders.

2.24

I need to focus on the good energy and let go of all the bad. I need to take moments to breathe.

Stressed

I feel very distracted and uneasy. I have a big exam I have yet to pass and I am having a hard time focusing on where to go from here. I need to pass and I want too.

Sensations

I noticed that i had sensations all over my body as began to focus it felt wonderful to be focused on myself and my body

Time flew by

I noticed that as I was becoming more relaxed in these 3 minutes I was only focused on her voice and my breathing. When the outro music played I couldn’t even belive that it had already been 3 minutes of calmness.

Breathing

The longer I focus on just my breathes the calmer everything seems. My thoughts. And my breathes become more profound as I continue to let go of everything around me and just focus on my breathing

Sleepy

Restless but wow another great session. I am tired. I just needed to clear my thoughts. Focused on breathing

Breathing helps me not think about my anger and what my worries are for now

Focusing on breathing Takes me away from reality for a split second. Destresses me.

Stress

Today I tried reminding myself that there is a lot of anxiety but that I am not an anxious person. Putting my challenge outside myself and not judging the anxious thoughts puts me in a calmer mind frame.

I felt relaxed and free

Your breath helps you refocus on what you are doing. It calms you and makes u feel relaxed. It helps you block out sound and feel free like no ones around you.

Breathing

I learned that I can bring my mind back to breathing at any point during the day as a stress coping mechanism.

Calming the mind

All minds wander. Observe the thought. Don’t judge. Come back to the breath.

Ansiedad

Me he dado cuenta que ese es uno de los estados más recurrentes en mi persona. Me es bastante familiar y me resulta difícil dejar de experimentarla porque aunque estoy consciente del presente y su importancia, y mientras mi mente está ahí, mi corazón está en tiempo futuro. Esto genera una contraposición para nada cómoda ni certera para mi razón y mucho menos para mi sentimiento.

I am young and stressed.

I learned that letting all my stress flow away, feels a lot better.

Breath by breath

I love this idea. You can do anything once- why not focus on one breath, promise yourself that one moment of focus, and see how it goes after that? No more of these grand sweeping promises we make to ourselves and break. Just moment by moment, knowing that you can do anything one more time.

Wondering mind is universal

Your breath is your anchor through the day. Do you really have to do a meditation every day maybe when you need it don’t neglect yourself I’m taking a quick minute or less than to help your mental self how you’re feeling is reactive to your environment and Darren permit has been extremely stressful the matter where you are in the world we all have a Continental consciously aware of each other love each other too! Pray for one another peace be with you all and God bless!

Calm

Today I had a very stressful day, and this made me feel overwhelmed and very upset. This meditation helped me to calm down and rethink my thoughts to make them positive

Acceptance

As we set our sails and begin our day, it’s refreshing to have an anchor (our breathing) that grounds us. I can simply accept the thoughts that enter my mind but not entertain those thoughts or allow those thoughts to continue replaying.

Breathing and Settling

I noticed where I resisted settling down and ultimately where that created tension at first and how it got in the way of my peace. Once I let go, then there was calm.

Feedback: Speaking too fast.

Speaking speed is very fast. It makes me feel anxious... it’s very hard to feel settled in this kind of speed.

Giving and taking

Thats what breathing is. In a most natural and steady way. So, it‘s a perfect example for something that we sometimes think is not there.

Time

There’s never enough time but awareness of breathing gives me a sense of control of my time.

One breath at a time

This is a good reminder that the focus is on the breath, not the breathing. Don’t worry if you can focus on the next breath, focus on THIS breath.

Hard

Hard for me to focus on the breath today while she talked, she never gave much quiet time to focus on the breath, maybe it’s just me today.

Breathing and Settling

The mind wants a job, so when you focus on just this one breath wndnthen the next one the brain is able to anchor and settle in the storm of your thoughts.

Breathe without auto brakes

I learned it is extremely important to fine breath (breathing) in calm situations smooth breathing seems to be constant flowing yet when I am scared or distressed I do not realize I put on my brakes in other words I stop breathing in life I (we) must not stop our breath process. Our breath is our life line support to our entire self.

I noticed change.

I noticed a change in my heart, I felt it relax and my body felt slightly warmed by that.

Snowglobe

Thé usage of a snow globe as being akin to the mind in the sense that you cannot force it to settle, but if you give it time to by setting it down and not moving it, really resonated with me. In a way, it also gave me a comfort for my drifting thoughts. Thinking of my mind as a snow globe whose whirling snowflakes (« thoughts ») would eventually if we set the snow globe by using the breath as an anchor and enabling it rest in the process was a very helpful visual for helping me come back to my breath. Thank you for that.

Breathing

Jiva, great! Natural breathing, anchor, anxiety smasher! Works! Thanks.

Settling

I’m learning to stay in the present and not be too anxious about the future. This meditation allowed me to take a few minutes for myself to exist without worry. It’ll take some practice before I’m able to fully let go of my thoughts, and this meditation is one I’ll be coming back to for that purpose. Very calming.

Evening meditation

This is the first evening mediation I’ve done and I feel very open and reflective vs apprehensive.

Breathing and settling

I really focussed on my breathing not the things it my head, it was very calming, thank you.

Swirling and a Whirling

Tonight was one of those nights where 80% of my meditation was thoughts swirling and whirling. This reminded me of the first time I tried meditation over 3 years ago. That time I found it so hard to just stop thinking and I kept trying to force it. Back then, I thought meditation would train me to stop thoughts from swirling and would lead to them being organized. Tonight, I learned to practice patience with your thoughts when they do swirl around so that you are able to settle them.