Years ago I created a guided yoga CD called Mindful Breathing. This one-hour audio offers a quiet introduction to the breath's mysterious ability to nurture wellbeing in body, mind and spirit. The CD includes four guided breathing sessions, all of which are now available here on At Home in the World.

The CD’s four breathing practices are the mindful breath, the calming breath, the centering breath and this offering, the healing breath. There are many, many more ways of breathing, of course, but these practices offer a guided tour of the power of the breath to keep us steady, strong and spacious, even in the face of life’s many challenges.

The healing breath is an 18-minute practice that can be practiced in any comfortable upright or reclined position. It shines the spotlight on the deeper flow of life within us, and on the ways we can ally ourself with that vitality so that we feel ever more at ease and at home in every cell of our body.

My favorite definition of healing is restoration of a sense of wholeness through our entire being. And my favorite definition of wholeness is a sense of communion with all that is, both within and beyond us. Or, as some sages say, “no part left out.” How does settling into the breath reveal this sense of wholeness? It remains a beautiful mystery to me, but I sense the connection each time I practice. I hope you do, too.

My website includes many more breathing explorations and quite a few articles that dive into detail about the manifold powers of mindful breathing. This article offers some tips on getting started with a breathing practices. And this piece shares a few of my favorite breathing practices. If you’ve ever studied with me in person, you likely know them well.

New Paid Membership Option

Just a quick update about this site... I have enjoyed the adventure of developing enjoyable, accessible content that helps cultivate happiness and ease. I am so happy to have crossed paths - even in this strange and virtual way - with every visitor to this site. My plan is to continue adding guided audios that I hope will enrich and inspire the lives of At Home in the World subscribers.

I have added a new paid subscription option for those who are moved to financially support this programming. At Home in the World’s hosting platform (Substack) manages all payments via credit card, and the paid subscription options I’ve established are $6/month or $60/year. (There is also a Generous Patron option of up to $100 a year, but only because the hosting site wouldn’t allow me not to!) You can subscribe to a paid membership by visiting the At Home in the World site and clicking the subscribe button or selecting My Account in the dropdown menu.

For now, free subscribers continue to have the same access as paid subscribers. Eventually my plan is to offer full access to the entire archive of practices to those with paid memberships, and to continue to offer a smaller selection of practices for all visitors to the site. When that happens, if you are not in a position to pay for the full archives but would still like access, please contact me and we’ll see what we can work out.

I am so happy for each visitor to At Home in the World and I hope the offerings nurture happiness and ease. Enjoy!

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