Adapt · Practice
Variable Breath Length.
Allow the breath to vary in length without losing quiet.
Practice
- Duration
- 6–10 min
- Position
- Seated
- Settle into a natural breath rhythm.
- Allow some breaths to be longer, some shorter.
- Do not impose a pattern.
- Keep attention steady while the breath varies.
- Return to natural rhythm at the close.
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Mudra
Suggested · optional
Prana Mudra
Thumb, ring finger, and little finger touch; index and middle extended.
- breath engagement
- vitality
- attentional contact with respiration
Explore through direct experience. Observe its effect on breath, posture, and attention. Skip if it does not serve the practice.
State change
Completing this practice updates your system state by:
- breath +2
- coherence -1
- focus +1
System state
- Breath
- 0
- Grounding
- 0
- Focus
- 0
- Mobility
- 0
- Coherence
- 0