Instructions for Space Bridge Meditation

Space Bridge (space-time bridging) meditation moves attention from your inner experience through progressively wider views of your surroundings, then back inward, using three breaths at each stage.

1. Find a suitable place: Ideally, sit or stand outdoors or near a window where you can see a horizon. 1
2. Start inward: Close your eyes and focus on your breathing and other internal sensations for three breaths. 2
3. Attend to your hand: Open your eyes, hold out your hand at about arm’s distance, and divide attention between your hand and your breath for three breaths. 3
4. Look nearby, then far away: Focus on an object roughly 10–15 feet away for three breaths, then on the farthest point you can see—such as the horizon—for three breaths, while remaining aware of your breathing. 4
5. Take in the larger scale: For three breaths, consider yourself a small part of Earth in the vastness of the universe while keeping awareness of your breath. 5
6. Return inward: Close your eyes and focus on your internal experience for three breaths. 6
7. Repeat if desired: You can move through the stages again; a session typically takes about 90 seconds to three minutes. 7