Chapter 9 introduces the Three Minute Breathing Space, a short and powerful practice designed to bring mindfulness into the middle of your everyday life. Unlike longer meditations, this one is meant to be dropped into moments of stress, distraction, or automatic living. It creates a pause, a space where you can reset and come back to presence.

The meditation is divided into three simple stages, each lasting about one minute. First, you open awareness to whatever is happening right now, noticing thoughts, feelings, and sensations as they arise. Next, you narrow your focus to the breath, resting your attention on a single point such as the belly, the chest, or the nostrils. Finally, you open awareness again to include the whole body, breathing with a sense of wholeness and calm.

This practice can be done anywhere, sitting, standing, or walking, and is especially useful in challenging situations when life feels overwhelming. For Reiki practitioners, the Three Minute Breathing Space is a way to return quickly to centre before or during treatments. It restores clarity, grounds awareness in the hara, and helps Reiki flow from a place of calm presence.

You can download your own copy of this guided meditation from this page and begin using it several times a day. Even a few minutes of awareness can transform how you meet the rest of your life.