Breathing Meditations

Your breath is always with you - which makes it one of the most accessible anchors for meditation. These breathing practices range from simple breath awareness for beginners to structured techniques for calming your nervous system.
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Breathing Meditations
8 Breaths to Joy: A Guided Practice 

Using the breath, this practice encourages compassion and can help focus your attention to better work with roadblocks and difficult moments throughout the day. Read More 

  • Tim Desmond
  • March 15, 2016
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Breathing Meditations
Start with a Purpose 

Your day-to-day activities offer ample opportunities to call up mindfulness in any moment. Breathe space into your morning routine with this simple wake-up practice. Read More 

  • Parneet Pal
  • March 1, 2016
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Breathing Meditations
A Pedometer for Your Breath 

A new app protoype aims to track breath rates and give you feedback. Why? Because your rate of breathing can also shed light on how your brain is working throughout the day. Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • May 28, 2013
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