This is Episode 1,285.

Welcome to the Daily Meditation Podcast.

How are you today?

I hope you are doing well as we continue with our series on creating a quiet quest.

And as you go throughout this series, I challenge you to give yourself lots of experiences of stillness this week.

Whether you're seated meditating or you're going about your busy day and you break away and settle down and simply be quiet.

And as you do this series this week, consider your ability to sit quietly as a skill.

It's often thought that when you're quiet, it's something that may suddenly descend upon you, this feeling of stillness where you're quiet.

But actually, when you're quiet, it's something you have fostered, you have created the quiet.

And so, as you meditate today, think about feeling quiet and actively engaging yourself in being quiet.

And when you're quiet, it will open you up to your highest potential.

And all you have to do is listen.

When you sit quietly, you tap into your own inner wisdom.

And you can hear this wisdom when you're quiet.

And one of the best ways to put yourself in a state where you feel quiet is by using your breath.

And so the technique for your meditation today is a breathing technique, the quiet breath.

It's a simple breathing technique that you can easily remember and easily do, whether you're meditating or not.

And to do this breathing technique, you'll inhale and exhale through your nose.

This allows you to keep your breath nice and soft.

And then inhale through your nose for the count of three, hold your breath for the count of three, and exhale for the count of three.

And then do this three times, the quiet breath.

So settle yourself in and let me guide you through one round.

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