
Breath Meditation

Scholar Sarah Shaw lays out a comprehensive introduction to the tradition of breathing mindfulness—and examines why the tradition of samatha, or calm, meditation has been marginalized and suppressed.

Meditation Meditation Month 2025
One-Breath Meditation
Breathe out just once. By holding a stable attention for one breath, we can become attuned to the quality of a clear mind.

Breath Moves Body
Stillness in meditation refers to the mind, not a rigidly stiff body

Breathe Easy
Two breathing exercises to help steady the mind before meditation

Working and Playing with the Breath
In this retreat, Thanissaro Bhikkhu, abbot of Metta Forest Monastery, offers instruction and guidance to develop our awareness of the breath and discover its benefits to both body and mind.

MeditationMagazine | On Practice
Guided Meditation: Awareness of Breathing
The breath changes and you change. Nothing stays the same, yet there is constancy. The breath reminds us that we are here and alive: let it be your anchor to the present moment.

MeditationMagazine | On The Cushion
Receiving the Breath
A meditation Q&A with Christina Feldman

MeditationMagazine | On Practice
Breathing Meditation
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana on mindfulness of breathing.

MeditationMagazine | On Practice
Breathing
Instruction on vipassana meditation using the breath as object.

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