Positive Breathing – Lying Down Lie on your back and place one hand on your belly at your belly button, noticing the abdominal wall rise and fall with the inhale and exhale, then release your hand and simply place your mind on your belly. Slowly quiet down in awareness and allow the breath to flow through your body in a certain way. By learning how to be mindful of the breath, we are able to live fully in the present, in the moment, no matter what the situation is here and now. Positive breathing – sitting (similar to yoga meditation) is a positive response to the present state, freeing us from the instinctive reactions of contemplative thinking. If you are frustrated by the wandering mind …… remind yourself that the wandering mind is simply a pattern of action at work, and that the moment you recognize it positive thoughts will follow. Accept the wandering thoughts and start over.