A Mindfulness Practice to Connect Breath and Heart

I would like to offer a specific mindfulness practice that I have found valuable: Tracking the heartbeat along with the sensations of the breath. This is a practice that allows you to experience a cascade of changes in your body. The breath influences the autonomic nervous system, which changes your heart rate, which in turn slows down the circulatory system. Because you will be tracking two bodily sensations and their interaction, this can be a helpful practice if you can sometimes have a hard time with mental chatter while meditating.

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Robin Levick