Sep 14, 2026 · 20 min · 3 segments
In this guided meditation, Andrew explores Mindfulness of Breath—a practice perfect for your daily routine and a supplement to our Buddhist Study Series. **Group Date:** 09/11/2026
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Maybe noticing where the breath is most predominant and also breathing in a way that feels supportive, relaxing.
And rather than trying to lock the attention into the rhythm of the breath, just allowing the breath to land in your awareness.
And as the mind starts to settle into that rhythm, starting to soften some of the tension in the body.
Starting at the top of the head, the scalp, the forehead and the eyes.
The muscles of the thinking mind and the mouth and the jaw just softening with each out breath.
And scanning down through the neck and the shoulders.
Allowing the shoulder blades to relax and to come together a little bit which can open up the chest and softening around the upright spine.
Feeling the weight of the arms and the hands, noticing the fingers and softening through the stomach and the lower belly.
Just noticing each inhale and exhale and allowing the breath to soften some of those protective muscles in the stomach and the belly.
And scanning down into the legs just feeling the contact with your seat and just kind of allowing the energy of the body to settle down into the legs.
Softening through the upper legs, the knees, the lower legs, the calves, the shins and the feet and the toes.
Staying with the rhythm of the breath and bringing the awareness to the whole body now.
Allowing the awareness of the body to be global.
What does it feel like to be aware of the whole body right now? And keeping the attention on that rhythm of the breath.
This simple process that has been with you from the moment you were born and has carried you all the way up into this present moment.
So trusting in the body's natural rhythm and cultivating this dispassionate attitude towards the thinking mind.
Just knowing that the mind is going to think and that's okay.
The practice is simply recognizing when the mind gets caught down a train of thought, gently returning to the breath.
Every time the mind does this, it strengthens the quality of concentration and the mind's ability to be present.
Cultivating this quality that we call curiosity with the breath.
Just becoming interested in the nuance of the breath, the length of the breath, the depth.
It's just a gentle interest and curiosity.
Noticing that each inhale brings in life and oxygen into the body and each exhale is releasing whatever is not needed in the moment.
So the breath, in a sense, is life itself.
And what we're practicing with mindfulness of the breathing is unifying the mind and the body.
Maybe noticing where the breath is most predominant and also breathing in a way that feels supportive, relaxing.
And rather than trying to lock the attention into the rhythm of the breath, just allowing the breath to land in your awareness.
And as the mind starts to settle into that rhythm, starting to soften some of the tension in the body.
Starting at the top of the head, the scalp, the forehead and the eyes.
The muscles of the thinking mind and the mouth and the jaw just softening with each out breath.
And scanning down through the neck and the shoulders.
Allowing the shoulder blades to relax and to come together a little bit which can open up the chest and softening around the upright spine.
Feeling the weight of the arms and the hands, noticing the fingers and softening through the stomach and the lower belly.
Just noticing each inhale and exhale and allowing the breath to soften some of those protective muscles in the stomach and the belly.
And scanning down into the legs just feeling the contact with your seat and just kind of allowing the energy of the body to settle down into the legs.
Softening through the upper legs, the knees, the lower legs, the calves, the shins and the feet and the toes.
Staying with the rhythm of the breath and bringing the awareness to the whole body now.
Allowing the awareness of the body to be global.
What does it feel like to be aware of the whole body right now? And keeping the attention on that rhythm of the breath.
This simple process that has been with you from the moment you were born and has carried you all the way up into this present moment.
So trusting in the body's natural rhythm and cultivating this dispassionate attitude towards the thinking mind.
Just knowing that the mind is going to think and that's okay.
The practice is simply recognizing when the mind gets caught down a train of thought, gently returning to the breath.
Every time the mind does this, it strengthens the quality of concentration and the mind's ability to be present.
Cultivating this quality that we call curiosity with the breath.
Just becoming interested in the nuance of the breath, the length of the breath, the depth.
It's just a gentle interest and curiosity.
Noticing that each inhale brings in life and oxygen into the body and each exhale is releasing whatever is not needed in the moment.
So the breath, in a sense, is life itself.
And what we're practicing with mindfulness of the breathing is unifying the mind and the body.
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