Meditation to Slow Down

This is the meditation passage I use when I feel the need to focus on slowing down. Please feel free to use it if it works for you. For the purpose of this article, I am assuming you already know how to meditate, so I'll dive right in to the meditation itself.

TIME REQUIRED: If you follow the order correctly, you will take a total of forty-eight breaths during this meditation. If we assume 20 seconds for each full breath (inhale, pause, exhale, pause), then this exercise will take sixteen minutes. If you want to fit the meditation into a shorter time span, you can eliminate one of the steps to shorten the meditation.

PROCESS:

1. Begin with seven breaths. (Seven is a sacred number to many.) Think of nothing but the breath. This is the time to center your breathing, and your mind.

2. Slowly repeat (verbally or non-verbally) the five phrases, as you inhale, then again as you exhale.

3. Repeat each phrase through four breaths. (Four is a scared number.) You will actually repeat each phrase eight times, once for each inhale and each exhale.

4. Repeat step 2, saying each phrase as you inhale, and again as you exhale.

5. Repeat the final phrase through seven breaths.

6. Return to the room slowly through four breaths.

THE MEDITATION:

I move at the pace of the sun as it sets.

I move at the pace of the flower as it opens.

I move at the pace of the spider as it spins.

I move at the pace of the world as it turns.

I move at the pace of the Sacred Source from which I came.

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Good Luck. I hope this helps.

In peace,

Lane