Breathing Meditations Articles & Practices - Mindful https://www.mindful.org/category/meditation-practices/breathing-meditations/ Healthy Mind, Healthy Life Wed, 01 Apr 2026 05:05:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.mindful.org/content/uploads/cropped-Mindful-logo-blue-550px-1-48x48.png Breathing Meditations Articles & Practices - Mindful https://www.mindful.org/category/meditation-practices/breathing-meditations/ 32 32 A Meditation to (Gently) Interrupt Habitual Reactions https://www.mindful.org/a-meditation-for-exploring-your-habitual-reactions/ Wed, 18 Mar 2026 22:28:06 +0000 https://www.mindful.org/?p=29661 If you find you often react without thinking, explore this practice to respond with greater awareness.

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]]> A Meditation on Endings https://www.mindful.org/a-meditation-on-how-we-meet-endings/ Tue, 06 Jan 2026 19:42:22 +0000 https://www.mindful.org/?p=36929 By drawing our attention to endings and our developed habits about the way we meet endings, we can learn how to step fully into our lives with appreciation and gratitude, says Frank Ostaseski.

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]]> A 12-Minute Meditation to Find Stability Amid Change https://www.mindful.org/a-12-minute-meditation-to-find-stability-amid-change/ Fri, 24 Jan 2025 18:10:07 +0000 https://www.mindful.org/?p=60960 In this meditation on impermanence, Aden Van Noppen reminds us that when the outside world feels overwhelming, we can often find inner calm by coming back to the breath.

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]]> Reclaiming Our Attention From “Convenience” https://www.mindful.org/reclaiming-our-attention-from-convenience/ Thu, 28 Nov 2024 17:08:40 +0000 https://www.mindful.org/?p=648665 Technology both saves and eats up our time. Beyond the digital detoxes and “dumbphones,” reckoning with our tech habits is as simple as returning to our breath.

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]]> How to Meditate through Exercise https://www.mindful.org/how-to-meditate-through-exercise/ Fri, 15 Nov 2024 16:21:25 +0000 https://www.mindful.org/?p=21575 Meditating through exercise isn't complicated: You can train the mind and body with the breath as part of any exercise that you already do.

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]]> Slow Your Breath and Your Thoughts: 12-Minute Meditation https://www.mindful.org/slow-your-breath-and-your-thoughts-12-minute-meditation/ Wed, 02 Oct 2024 14:24:13 +0000 https://www.mindful.org/?p=646595 Paying attention to the gentle, natural flow of our breath can help us witness the chatter of the mind without judgment.

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]]> 12-Minute Breathing Practice for Awareness: Sit and Know You’re Sitting https://www.mindful.org/12-minute-breathing-practice-for-awareness-sit-and-know-youre-sitting/ Tue, 03 Sep 2024 15:56:16 +0000 https://www.mindful.org/?p=26425 Susan Kaiser-Greenland guides us through one of the oldest meditation practices called "Sit and Know You're Sitting."

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]]> A Guided Meditation to Encourage Deep Breathing https://www.mindful.org/a-guided-meditation-to-encourage-deep-breathing/ Wed, 28 Aug 2024 19:21:57 +0000 https://www.mindful.org/?p=31293 Explore this introduction to belly breathing to help you relax and reduce stress.

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]]> Mountain-Climbing Mindfulness: The Power of 10 Deep Breaths https://www.mindful.org/mountain-climbing-mindfulness-the-power-of-10-deep-breaths/ Mon, 26 Aug 2024 12:20:47 +0000 https://www.mindful.org/?p=644309 When a challenge feels insurmountable, it’s easy to lose touch with how capable we truly are. Meditation teacher Vanessa Hutchinson-Szekely shares how a chance encounter—high on a French mountain—helped her tap into her own wellspring of motivation and strength.

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]]> Embracing Our Neurodiversity: 12 Minute Meditation https://www.mindful.org/embracing-our-neurodiversity-12-minute-meditation/ Wed, 21 Aug 2024 21:54:28 +0000 https://www.mindful.org/?p=644080 This week, Sue Hutton guides us in a unique breathing practice designed to foster awareness of our senses, honoring our neurodiversity while strengthening our mindfulness practice.

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