Breath Counting

Breath Counting is a meditation technique which focuses on drawing mental attention to breathing by counting numerically inhalation and exhalation.

How to breath count:

• Start by sitting in an upright position with a neutral spine either in a chair or on the floor.

• Begin to INHALE through your nose as you mentally count to five.

• Next, EXHALE though your nose and match it to the same five counts of your inhale.

• Be sure to initiate your breathing through your diaphragm and visualize the breath flowing above and below the diaphragm, filling your entire torso.

• As you get better and become more comfortable, you can add a second until you reach 10 seconds!