Anapanasati Yoga Meditation

Rooted in the Buddha’s Anapanasati — the simple, luminous awareness of the incoming and outgoing breath — this guided meditation cultivates what Osho calls an inner sun of awareness. By staying with the living rhythm of breathing, attention settles, thought subsides on its own, and awareness begins to permeate the whole body, cell by cell, until presence is felt throughout one’s being.

This 45-minute practice unfolds in three deepening stages: first, unbroken breath awareness; second, the effortless acceptance of all surrounding sounds; and third, the felt sense of dissolving into existence itself, like a drop into the ocean. It is best practiced in the early morning, or at night as you fall asleep. Sit comfortably — a lotus posture if it suits you — or, at bedtime, simply lie in bed and allow the practice to carry you into sleep.