"Wave Rider" was inspired by Jon Kabat-Zinn, whose MBSR (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction) is effective with pain, prisons and inner cities, and is dedicated to Stanford’s Project Compassion.
lyrics
Riding the waves of my breathing, follow it in and back out again,
gently, rising and falling, rising and falling. Riding the waves of my breathing.
With each new breath, a fresh new start, nourishing my body and my heart,
and every breath out a chance to… let it be.
Release the worry, release the fear. Back to my breath, I am present here.
Fear and pain, that’s not my whole story.
I won’t let my mind take me down, won’t let the past or the future toss me around.
There is freedom right here inside of me.
I can come right back to breath if I’m swept away, and each time I practice I’m learning to stay,
gain a sense of inner harmony.