Mindfulness Meditation Lesson 1

Measuring Breaths

Earlier in the lesson we practiced following our breathing by counting our breaths. Now we're going to do a similar practice, Following Our Breathing By Measuring Our Breaths. Then on the next few pages we'll discuss both of these practices and review what they were like for you.

Following Your Breathing By Measuring Breaths

Each time you take a breath, measuring its length by silently counting to yourself:

In ... two ... three ... (four) ...  (five)
Out ... two ... three ... (four) ...  (five)
 

Don’t force your breaths to be a certain length. Just breathe naturally, measuring your breaths, however long they take. You may count to five or six, or maybe only to three. As you do this exercise, you may find your breaths naturally become longer.

 
 

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