This exercise clears and calms the mind, reduces stress, anxiety and tension held in the physical body. It also promotes mindfulness, imagination, creativity and visualization.
- Relax and focus on your breath, making your out breath longer than your in breath.
- Now place one hand on your belly and the other hand on your chest. As you breathe in, feel your belly rise. As you breathe out, feel your belly move inward, towards the spine. The hand on your belly should move more than the one that’s on your chest. Take three more full, deep breaths.
- Visualise a triangle or look at a picture of one so you can run your eyes or imagine running your eyes along all three edges.
- Start at the bottom left-hand corner of the triangle and breathe in for a count of three while you visualise moving up the left hand-side to the apex.
- Hold your breath for a count of three while you visualise moving down the right-hand side.
- Breath out for a count of three while you visualise moving along the bottom.
- Repeat to a count of three while you visualise moving along the bottom.
NOTE: you can use longer breath counts when you get used to the exercise if you want to.
Alternative Triangle Breathing Meditation
I am statements to embody a specific positive emotional energy
- Visualise a triangle or look at a picture of one so you can run your eyes or imagine running your eyes along all three edges.
- Start at the bottom left-hand corner of the triangle and as you breathe in and visualise moving up the left hand-side to the apex think or speak the word: I
- As you hold your breath for a count of three and visualise moving down the right-hand side, think or speak the word: AM
- As you breathe out to a count of three and visualise moving along the bottom of the triangle think or speak the word: CALM (or use any other word you want).
Using Three Positive Qualities You want to Embody
Repeat as above using a different word for each side of the triangle e.g:
Peace Stillness Compassion
Or any other words you are drawn to use while you mediate.
Bright Blessings!
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