From the course: Mindful Meditations for Work and Life
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Preparation for counting breaths
From the course: Mindful Meditations for Work and Life
Preparation for counting breaths
- [Instructor] In the following exercise, we'll learn the technique of counting breaths. When we count breaths, we're giving our mind something to do. And when we can get the mind to focus on the counting, we can help tame that monkey mind that often gets in our way. The deep breathing we'll use activates our parasympathetic nervous system, which helps flush the stress hormones, like adrenaline and cortisol, from our system. We're calming the body. We're calming the mind. This is a great technique for us to use to develop an increased focus and strengthen our ability to practice longer. We might start by doing this technique for just a few minutes, and over time we'll look to build our stamina up to 15 or 20 minutes per session.
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