Relaxing Breathwork For Fertility

In this brief practice, the second video in a three-part series designed to support your body and soothe your nervous system while trying to conceive, you’ll connect to your breath. Doing so is a simple way to soothe and nurture your nervous system.

Breathwork is also an effective way to replenish your energy and vitality.

Remember, conception, pregnancy, and parenting require a great deal of energy. So building up your energy stores with breathwork is a lovely way to support yourself on your path to pregnancy.

Make sure to practice the other videos (one yoga, one acupressure) in the Peaceful Path to Pregnancy series.

You’ll also do some relaxing eye movements. Great to do if you’ve been staring at a screen all morning.

Transcript

Hi there, Welcome to your breath work practice. We'll begin with some simple eye movement. To begin, Look straight ahead, Nose pointed straight ahead. While continuing to keep your nose pointed straight ahead, Shift your eyes as far as you can to the right. Bring your right ear to your right shoulder, Still looking to the right, Nose pointing ahead. Continue looking to the right, Nose pointing ahead. Bring your head up through center. And then over to the left. Now shift your eyes to the left. Continue looking to the left, Nose pointing forward. Bring your head up through center. Continue looking to the left, Bring your right ear to your right shoulder. Bring your head back up through center. Look forward. If it feels good to do so, I invite you to flutter your eyes closed. Otherwise, You can look down and slightly in front of you. Bring your attention to your breath. Feel your ribcage expanding out to the side. And contracting back in with each breath. Feel the rise and fall of your lower abdomen as you breathe deeply. You can continue to focus your attention on the way your breath is moving your body, Or if you'd like to, I invite you to visualize yourself on a beach. Notice the tide rolling in and out. Sink up your breath to the movement of the tide so that when you inhale, The water moves towards you. And as you exhale, The water moves away from you. If you've been doing the visualization. Allow it to fade away. On your next inhale, Circle your arms up overhead. Palms touch, Then as you exhale, Bend your elbows, Bring your thumbs to rest against your sternum. Thank your body for showing up for you time and time again. In small ways that you might not even notice, Like the breath that is always present. And I thank you for allowing me to guide you in this practice. Bye for now.