{"id":1577,"date":"2011-11-30T18:38:18","date_gmt":"2011-11-30T18:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayables\/?p=1577"},"modified":"2011-11-30T18:38:18","modified_gmt":"2011-11-30T18:38:18","slug":"breath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayables\/2011\/11\/breath.html","title":{"rendered":"Breath"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1581\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/309\/2011\/11\/yoga-1-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" \/>This meditation is written for use at the beginning of yoga practice. Each line can be said once or may be repeated to build a meditative state for the upcoming practice.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Breath: Yoga Meditation I<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nQuiet and breath.<br \/>\nStillness and breath.<br \/>\nReady. Silent. Waiting.<br \/>\nEasing into warmth.<br \/>\nGliding toward surrender.<\/p>\n<p>Quiet and breath.<br \/>\nStillness and breath.<br \/>\nPatient. Open. Willing.<br \/>\nEasing into calm.<br \/>\nGliding toward release.<\/p>\n<p>Quiet and breath.<br \/>\nStillness and breath.<br \/>\nPresent. Here. Now.<br \/>\nEasing into body.<br \/>\nGliding toward soul.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 2011 Alden Solovy and www.tobendlight.com. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Breath, And More\" href=\"http:\/\/tobendlight.wordpress.com\/2011\/07\/22\/breath-yoga-meditation-i\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click to hear <\/a>Alden read &#8220;Breath&#8221; out loud and to\u00a0see more of his work, including additional yoga meditations.<\/p>\n<p>Alden Solovy is a liturgist, poet, editor and writing coach, as well as an award-winning essayist and journalist. His work combines ancient ideas with new voices and modern rhythms into a unique range of prayers, meditations and poetry. 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