Guided meditation · 10 min
Find Inner Peace and Contentment
Settle into this breath and feel, maybe for the first time today, that nothing is missing.
With
Bradley MorrisRated4.7
- Level
- Beginner friendly
- Style
- Guided meditation
- Sound
- Voice only
- Best time
- Night or early morning
About this session
- Cultivates contentment
- Deepens gratitude
- Softens the body
- Quiets restlessness
This is a breath-led meditation with Bradley Morris. You begin by following the air through your nose and lungs, then move your attention to your heartbeat. With each inhale you feel fed, with each exhale you soften, until you sense yourself trading breath with the plants and all living things.
It suits anyone who feels the pull of wanting more, or of being somewhere else. Use it at night to loosen the day's grip, or in the early morning to start from a place of enough. It is short, gentle, and easy to return to.
After the session
01
A sense of enough
Feel that this moment already meets your needs.
02
Heartfelt gratitude
Appreciate your breath, your body and being alive.
03
A softer body
Let shoulders, hips, legs and hands loosen.
04
Connection to life
Sense you are never alone in breathing.
Who it’s for
Yes, if…
- Anyone who is always reaching for the next thing
- People who want a gentle gratitude practice
- Those winding down at the end of the day
- Early risers who want a calm, grounded start
Not now, if…
- Those looking for an energising or high-focus practice
- People who prefer silent meditation (this is guided)
- Anyone wanting a long, deep session with lots of variety
Questions people ask
Still unsure? Ask your assistant anything about this session.
What does it mean that the breath is 'the nourishment you need'?
Bradley invites you to feel each inhale as feeding your body and mind with fresh oxygen, and each exhale as circulating out the old. He says this is the only thing you need right now. It's a way of experiencing enough through something you already have.
Why does the meditation move from the breath to the heart?
After settling into the breath, you bring awareness to your heartbeat and roll your shoulders back to open the chest. You breathe into the heart with gratitude and soften any walls or tension you're holding. The heartbeat becomes a felt rhythm of being alive, which is where the contentment grows.
What is the idea of trading breath with the plants?
Near the end, you imagine that with each inhale you receive and with each exhale you give back. Plants are breathing oxygen into you, and you return it to them. It is a way to feel that you are never alone and are part of all of life.
What affirmations does it use?
You choose to be content as you inhale, and let go of the need to be anywhere else as you exhale. You also affirm that all your needs are met and that in this moment, this is all you need. You can repeat these quietly on your own later.
What should I do when I catch myself reaching for something anxiously?
The closing guidance is simple: when you notice that reaching, come back to this breath and to your connection with yourself and all of life. The same move works away from the track, in a queue, at your desk or in bed.