Sit quietly with eyes closed and spine straight.  Become aware of your breathing; focus on rhythmically breathing in and out.  Take one slow breath in through the nose, hold that for five seconds and exhale – again, through the nose.  Expel all of the air in your lungs with a slow and deliberate out breath.

Repeat this breathing technique five times while staying conscious of your breathing and concentrating on that only.  Some people like to do ten nose breathings for this exercise. See what works best for you in each situation, as they present themselves.

Tip: If you feel anxious or overburdened, you could hold either a red or a black crystal in each hand while doing your centering. Black or red crystals anchor energy, in other words, they are grounding crystals.

Centering can be done anywhere.  You don’t have to be in a meditation room to practice it.  You can walk barefoot on the grass for a few seconds, then sit down and do this exercise.  Sit next to a tree if you want to.  Just make sure that you are safe first, wherever you choose to do your centering.