Aug 19, 2026 · 16 min · 3 segments
This week Andrew explores the foundations of developing a meditation practice and why making space to sit consistently can become such an important part of our lives. Drawing from the Buddha’s…
And allowing that knowing quality to land in the rhythm of the breath.
Noticing where that's most predominant for you.
Not overthinking it, but maybe the chest or the stomach or the belly.
In the same way that the body's resting on the cushion or the chair, allowing the mind to rest on that rhythm of the breath.
Not trying to control it.
How does the body breathe when we let go of control? The mind always wants something to do, so just giving it the simple task of, here, you just stay with the breath from the beginning to the end.
Can you stay with this experience? Noticing that each breath is an opportunity to begin again.
If the mind wanders, it's not a problem.
It just gives the mind an opportunity to practice returning again and again.
And as the mind stays with that rhythm of the breath, beginning to expand your awareness to not solely the breath, but to the body.
If you're focusing on the chest or the stomach or the belly, starting to notice the whole torso.
Noticing the muscles of the back.
Expanding to notice the shoulders, the arms, the hands.
The neck, the face, the head.
And the lower half of the body, so the legs, the feet.
And visualizing with each in breath that every cell of the human body is receiving each inhale and releasing each exhale.
So staying with the breath, but in- including the whole body.
And as we become more aware of this body, maybe noticing where tension might be held.
We can kind of sweep through the body starting at the top of the head, just relaxing the forehead, the eyes.
The muscles of the mind.
The muscles of the mouth and the jaw.
Same thing with the shoulders, the shoulder blades.
The arms, the hands.
What is it like to release with each out breath? Whatever doesn't need to be held in this moment.
Scanning down through the stomach, the belly, especially the lower abdomen, sometimes there's levels of protection there, so just softening what could be softened.
And allowing that knowing quality to land in the rhythm of the breath.
Noticing where that's most predominant for you.
Not overthinking it, but maybe the chest or the stomach or the belly.
In the same way that the body's resting on the cushion or the chair, allowing the mind to rest on that rhythm of the breath.
Not trying to control it.
How does the body breathe when we let go of control? The mind always wants something to do, so just giving it the simple task of, here, you just stay with the breath from the beginning to the end.
Can you stay with this experience? Noticing that each breath is an opportunity to begin again.
If the mind wanders, it's not a problem.
It just gives the mind an opportunity to practice returning again and again.
And as the mind stays with that rhythm of the breath, beginning to expand your awareness to not solely the breath, but to the body.
If you're focusing on the chest or the stomach or the belly, starting to notice the whole torso.
Noticing the muscles of the back.
Expanding to notice the shoulders, the arms, the hands.
The neck, the face, the head.
And the lower half of the body, so the legs, the feet.
And visualizing with each in breath that every cell of the human body is receiving each inhale and releasing each exhale.
So staying with the breath, but in- including the whole body.
And as we become more aware of this body, maybe noticing where tension might be held.
We can kind of sweep through the body starting at the top of the head, just relaxing the forehead, the eyes.
The muscles of the mind.
The muscles of the mouth and the jaw.
Same thing with the shoulders, the shoulder blades.
The arms, the hands.
What is it like to release with each out breath? Whatever doesn't need to be held in this moment.
Scanning down through the stomach, the belly, especially the lower abdomen, sometimes there's levels of protection there, so just softening what could be softened.
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