10-Min Deepen Your Breath: A Calming Breathwork Practice

In this 10-minute breathwork practice, you'll explore a gradual deepening of your breath to enhance control and deepen your relaxation. Through a series of controlled inhalations and exhalations, you'll progressively expand your breath capacity, strengthening your ability to hold and release with ease. Inhale through the nose, progressively increasing to 90%, 95%, and 100% of your capacity, holding each time. Then, exhale through the mouth, gradually releasing to 90%, 95%, and 100%, holding after each exhale. This practice not only improves your breath control but also promotes a sense of calm, balance, and relaxation. Perfect for grounding and centering, it’s ideal before or after a busy day, helping you release tension and find a peaceful sense of clarity.

Transcript

90,

95 and 100% Breath In a moment I will ask you to inflate your lungs to 90% of their maximum capacity,

Then hold,

Then inhale to 95% and then finally to 100% fully inflating your lungs.

I'll then ask you to exhale emptying 90% of your lung capacity,

Then hold,

Then empty 95% and hold,

Then 100% fully emptying the lungs and then we will repeat.

Let's begin.

Inhale 90% Hold Inhale 95% Hold Inhale 100% Hold Exhale 90% Hold Exhale 95% Hold Exhale 100% Hold Inhale 90% Hold Inhale 95% Hold Inhale 100% Hold Exhale 90% Hold Exhale 95% Hold Exhale 100% Hold Inhale 90% Hold Inhale 95% Hold Inhale 100% Hold Exhale 90% Hold Exhale 95% Hold Exhale 100% Hold Inhale 90% Hold Inhale 95% Hold Inhale 100% Hold Exhale 90% Hold Exhale 95% Hold Exhale 100% Hold Inhale 90% Hold Inhale 95% Hold Inhale 100% Hold Exhale 90% Hold Exhale 95% Hold Exhale 100% Hold Inhale 90% Hold Inhale 95% Hold Inhale 100% Hold Exhale 90% Hold Exhale 95% Hold Exhale 100% Hold Inhale 90% Hold Inhale 95% Hold Inhale 100% Hold Exhale 90% Hold Exhale 95% Hold Exhale 100% Hold Hold Inhale 90% Hold Inhale 95% Hold Inhale 100% Hold Exhale 90% Hold Exhale 95% Hold Exhale 100% Hold Inhale 90% Hold Inhale 95% Hold Inhale 100% Hold Exhale 90% Hold Exhale 95% Hold Exhale 100% Hold Inhale 90% Hold Inhale 95% Hold Inhale 100% Hold Exhale 90% Hold Exhale 95% Hold Exhale 100% Hold Inhale 90% Hold Hold Inhale 95% Hold Inhale 100% Hold Exhale 90% Hold Exhale 95% Hold Exhale 100% Hold Inhale 90% Hold Inhale 95% Hold Inhale 100% Hold Exhale 90% Hold Exhale 95% Hold Exhale 100% Hold Inhale 90% Hold Inhale 95% Hold Inhale 100% Hold Exhale 90% Hold Exhale 95% Hold Exhale 100% Hold Inhale 90% Hold Inhale 95% Hold Inhale 100% Hold Exhale 90% Hold Exhale 95% Hold Exhale 100% Hold Inhale 90% Hold Inhale 95% Hold Inhale 100% Hold Exhale 90% Hold Exhale 95% Hold Exhale 100% Hold Inhale 90% Hold Inhale 95% Hold Inhale 100% Hold Exhale 90% Hold Exhale 95% Hold Exhale 100% Hold Inhale 90% Hold Inhale 95% Hold Inhale 100% Hold Exhale 90% Hold Exhale 95% Hold Exhale 100% Hold Last round Inhale 90% Hold Inhale 95% Hold Inhale 100% Hold Exhale 90% Hold Exhale 95% Hold Exhale 100% Hold

Reviews

Very, very interesting.
I recently did one of your other % breathwork practices but didn’t get on with it. When I came across this one (I’m steadily exploring your ‘back catalogue’), I thought I’d give the technique another try. Much better this time. Not sure I’ve got my percentages right - is there a trick to knowing when you’ve breathed in 90%, etc? Or is it a matter of feel? I settled into breathing almost fully and then taking little sips for the last 2 breaths…going back down was a little more confusing, I don’t think I breathed out 90% before holding. Am I taking this all too literally, Christian?
By the way, my HRV increased significantly during the exercise so that’s fantastic.
I’m going to revisit the session I didn’t get on with before and see how that goes, and edit my review accordingly 🤞.
Feeling extremely calm and clear headed which is lovely.
🙏🏽