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Benefits

Calms Your Mind and facilitates relaxation response, improves the quality of sleep, if practiced just before going to sleep.

Requirements For Breath Awareness Meditation

Quiet and serene place to practice , where you can stay undisturbed for next 20-30 minutes.

Time Required For Each Practice Session

20-30 minutes

Detailed Method of Practising Breath Awareness Meditation

  • Sit down in a comfortable posture with your spinal cord straight.

  • Close your eyes and readjust yourself, so that you can be in that same posture for next 20-30 minutes.

  • Now turn your attention towards your breathing process of inhaling and exhaling.

  • Become aware of your breathing cycle of inhaling and exhaling your breath.

  • Maintain complete awareness of your breathing for next 5 minutes.

  • Now imagine that the color of air you inhale or breathe is pure white, and the color of air you exhale is black. Also when you inhale, feel the freshness of healthy and pure air, and while exhaling, imagine that you are exhaling all your worries, and tiredness along with the black color air, and feel relieved after each exhalation.

  • Continue this breath awareness for next 15-25 minutes.

  • Open your eyes, and remind yourself that you have completed your Breath Awareness Meditation, and you feel rejuvenated, and relaxed.

Happy Breath Awareness Meditation,

Keshav Jha