Focused Awareness

The purpose of a Focused Awareness meditation is to calm the mind by cultivating the steady awareness of an object - for example the breath.

An example of a simple Focused Awareness meditation

• Focus attention on the breath
• Count each breath, up to ten, then start again at one
• If your attention wanders, gently bring it back to the breath

How to develop your Focused Awareness meditations

• Focused Awareness on loving kindness
• Focused Awareness on Pleasure in the Body
• Developing an Open Awareness