Breath Break

You are invited to come into "deep belly" or "diaphragmatic" breathing for just 2 quick minutes in this practice. Stopping for just a minute or two of breathing is a wonderful reminder that is all you need to significantly shift your state most of the time. The best practice for you is the one that you have time for, so a quick informal breathing meditation is a fantastic option for those busy days when you may not have time for anything longer.

Transcript

Welcome to your breathing break.

Wherever you find yourself,

Go ahead and drop the shoulders,

Relax the muscles of the face,

And let go of any tension in the abdomen.

Notice the breath in the body without changing anything just yet.

Beginning to welcome in your deep belly or diaphragmatic breaths.

If this is new to you,

You're taking the breath slowly in and out through the nose,

Sending the breath to the bottom of the belly.

Breathing in,

Imagining the abdomen expanding outwards in all directions like a balloon.

Imagining that exhale through the nose,

Balloon just contracting,

Letting the air easily flow out.

Take five more of these deep belly breaths.

What we know is it takes just a minute of deep belly breathing,

And that is enough to significantly drop our heart rate and blood pressure.

And so you might feel that after just this minute and a half of breathing,

That your body and mind feel a little bit more.

You reach that fifth breath,

Closing your practice,

And thank you for joining me.