☀️ We can all breathe right?
- dustingoffmysoul
- Sep 14
- 2 min read
There’s a quiet invitation available to us — always.
It’s not loud. It doesn’t demand.
It’s just there, steady and faithful:
Your breath.
No matter what’s going on around you, your breath is always happening.
No matter how far off course you feel, your heart is still beating.
These rhythms of the body don’t ask for your attention — they simply hold you and refreshingly ask for nothing in return!
But when you do turn toward them, I have learned that actually magic happens.
💗 The Heart Is the Centre
We often look outside for grounding: advice, noise, distraction, validation.
But your true centre lives in your chest — right there in your heart space.
This is where your calm lives.
Where your truth speaks.
Where stillness is waiting.
When the mind is busy, the breath reminds us to drop back in.
When life feels chaotic, the heart invites us to come back home.
Even one conscious breath can be a soft return to presence.
“Inhale, I arrive. Exhale, I am home.” – Thich Nhat Hanh
🌿 Stillness is a Skill
Stillness isn’t something you stumble into by accident. It’s something you return to — again and again — with gentleness and practice.
And just like any practice, the more you come back, the easier it becomes. I don’t even have to try hard anymore, it feels like home, it feels natural, I can now flick a switch and do it. I use it to help me fall asleep at night or if I have 30 minutes for a quick nana nap between work and school runs.
In time…
You start recognising your own rhythm.
You hear your own inner cues more clearly.
You remember that peace isn’t found — it’s returned to.
This doesn’t mean silencing your thoughts or forcing calm… we know that’s just impossible to do no matter how hard we try!
It means creating a moment — however small — to feel the breath, hear the heartbeat, and soften into yourself.
✨ You Can Begin Anytime
You don’t need a full yoga mat, incense, sage setup or a perfect environment.
You can come back to your breath in the car, in a meeting, in the chaos — and that counts.
You can place a hand over your heart and feel its steady rhythm — and that’s sacred.
Right now, wherever you are, try it:
Inhale gently.
Exhale slowly.
Notice your heart beating.
That’s your home.
🌕 Final Thought
No matter how far you stray, your breath will always bring you back.
Your centre is not something you have to create — it’s something you remember.
So come home.
Not just once, but over and over again.
That’s the practice.
That’s the mastery.
That’s the magic.
Find stillness within at our Reiki Infused sound baths each month in Bayside Community Centre.
Details here
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