Become the Stillness Beneath Your Breath | Half-Guided Meditation | 30 Minutes

This is a 30 minute meditation focussing on emptiness and stillness and is great for calming and quieting mind chatter.



During the meditation there’s 15 minutes of guidance and then 15 minutes without talking to allow you to truly rest in stillness.

0:00 Introduction
0:20 Instructions
1:22 Posture
2:00 Guided Meditation
17:15 No Talking
29:25 Outro



If you enjoy this meditation you might want to make it a daily practice for a while, with practice becomes more and more natural and can become a powerful way of training your body and mind to relax deeply.


You can also find a…
10 min version here:    • 10 Minute Guided Breathing Meditation...  
20 min version of this practice here:    • Breathe into Stillness | 20 Minute Me...  


If you’re new to meditation and you’re unsure about posture or you’d like more detailed instructions you might want to listen to the extended intro on the 20 min version:    • Breathe into Stillness | 20 Minute Me...  


People often ask if it’s OK to pause after the inhale instead of the exhale. This is completely OK, but keep in mind it will be a slightly different experience. There is a natural emptiness after the exhale that brings a deeper stillness than the space after the inhale.
Pausing after the exhale is naturally more deeply relaxing.
Pausing after the inhale is also calming, but naturally more energizing.


If you’d like to explore practices involving breath retention after the inhale here are some you might enjoy…
30 min Meditation - Ocean Waves:    • 30 Minute Guided Breathing Meditation...  
7 min Breathing Meditation:    • Calm Your Mind in Under 10 Minutes | ...  




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Original music and vocal by Caroline McCready


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