I hope you enjoyed 7 days of meditation: day 1, the breath. If you haven’t read it yet please feel free to do so. Remember these exercises are just a base, you can expand upon them if you desire. When you advance a little further you’ll find you will be able to extend your count to 8 or 9 and eventually there will be no need to count at all. Forming these habits in the beginning is a helpful way to achieve a long term sustainable meditation practice. Be kind to yourself and go at your own pace meditation isn’t a competition. Today’s meditation is all about letting go of tension and stress in the body. Now that you’re beginning to get used to being in a calmer state, it is time to concentrate on the tension in your body. Being aware of where you hold stress and softening the body will in turn soften your thoughts and clear your mind. Holding these tensions can be very distracting as they take away from our concentration and our ability to go deeper. When we tune into our bodies, we first notice what is out of balance. It means we spend a little more time each day tuning into how our bodies feels. If we recognise our shoulders are tight, they can release immediately. If we don't recognise it, they stay tight. We only relax when we realise that we're stressed. Although most people meditate by sitting or lying down, we can also become well-attuned to the body while we move. We can tell from the speed and quality of our movements how tense or relaxed we are. This meditation takes between 15 and 45 minutes, depending on how deep you wish to go. And of course how much you have.
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