Hello and welcome to your breath work for soothing the nervous system and creating inner peace.
Our breath pattern today will be the halo active breath,
Which is in through the nose with intention and out through the mouth with intention.
Breathing in,
Filling up the belly and the chest and breathing out,
Letting it go.
I may offer some top holds or bottom holds and that is up to you if you'd like to do them through this session when I offer them.
The rhythm,
The pace,
It is all up to you.
You are in control.
I am just here to guide you.
So go ahead and get comfortable if you have not already sitting up or lying down,
Allowing yourself space to relax,
Knowing that this is your time,
Your space.
Maybe the body wants to shake out to settle in or just sink a little deeper into your chair,
Bed,
Floor,
Wherever you are.
Just being aware of your body and your breath without changing anything right now.
No judgment,
Just awareness.
Maybe feeling the rise and fall of your belly,
The support underneath you,
Which is connected to the earth,
Holding you,
And allowing yourself to relax into that safety,
This space,
And be held for a moment.
And if you're feeling any resistance,
That is welcome too.
Just breathing and being with all parts of you.
All of it gets to be here today.
Allowing the forehead to relax,
The jaw to relax.
Maybe you drop the tongue from the roof of the mouth.
Letting your shoulders relax just a little more,
Handing over anything you've been carrying this week,
Today,
To the earth.
You have been doing a great job.
And letting your arms get heavy,
Letting the chest and belly soften.
And as your hips sink in even more,
Connecting to the support under you and the earth.
Letting the legs fall however they like,
Or shake out,
Or get heavy,
Whatever they want to do to get comfortable.
Letting the feet fall how they may,
As you permission yourself to relax a little more.
Knowing this is your space,
Your time,
And you are supported.
Letting go just a little more.
And when it feels good to you,
I invite you to move into our breath pattern,
In through the nose with intention,
Out through the mouth with intention.
Finding a pace and a rhythm that works for you listening to your body.
Allowing the breath to fill you up and nourish you as you breathe in.
And releasing anything not serving you today on that breath out.
How much can you fill up your body with your breath?
And what would you like to release?
To help you create a little more inner peace.
Beautiful.
And exhaling all your breath out and holding the breath at the bottom,
If that feels good to you.
If not,
Just keeping with the breath pattern.
And releasing when your body says,
In through the nose and out through the mouth.
Beautiful.
You are welcome to release with sound movement while you use your breath.
Whatever feels good to you.
Releasing anything that feels sticky or not meant for you or not serving you on those exhales.
You are safe and you are supported.
Taking your next inhale and holding the breath at the top,
If that feels good to you.
And when you're ready,
Coming back into the breath pattern.
Inhale through the nose,
Exhale through the mouth.
Breathing in calmness,
Peace,
Space.
Letting that breath nourish you,
Letting it feel good.
Can you invite in just a little more peace and a little more breath?
Using these last few breaths for anything that you need.
Maybe even letting out a sigh on this last couple breaths.
And now fully dropping any breath pattern.
Allowing the body to breathe itself,
Resting in the breath.
Rest in this moment,
Recharge.
And maybe you even imagine your peaceful place,
A place that you love in nature to recharge in,
In these moments you so deserve.
Feeling the energy of this inner peace you have created.
And if it feels good to you,
Placing a hand to your heart or wherever your body,
You would like a little comfort.
Feeling your heart beat for you.
Gratitude to yourself and anything else you would like to call in right now.
And saying thank you,
I love you,
To yourself,
Even if it feels odd.
Thank you,
I love you.
This is always here for you.
Your breath,
Your connection.
And staying here in this meditative state,
If you wish,
Or gently allowing your body to move and come back into the space,
Whatever feels good to you.
