Christopher guides you to notice the breath without trying to change anything, sensing that you are breathing, or perhaps being breathed. Where can you feel it: the nose, the mouth, the throat, the chest or the belly? Then follow the pathway, in through the nose, a U-turn down through the throat into the chest and belly, and up and out into the space around you.
'There's a sensation in your body that tells you that you are breathing, or perhaps being breathed.'
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Questions people ask
How do I start a breath meditation?
Begin by noticing the breath without trying to change anything. Christopher guides you to find the sensation that tells you that you are breathing, or perhaps being breathed. Notice where you can feel the breath moving: the nose, the mouth, the throat, the chest or the belly.
What is the pathway of the breath?
Christopher describes the breath coming in through the nose, making a U-turn, and moving down through the throat into the chest and the belly. As you breathe out, it moves up and out and emerges into the space around you. He invites you to follow that pathway for a minute or 2.
Do I need to control my breathing in meditation?
No. In this guided practice from Lesson 5 of the Effortless Meditation Course, you notice the breath as it is. Breath Meditation explains the difference between breathwork, which changes the breath on purpose, and breath meditation, which lets the breath be.