Hi,
Welcome.
I just wanted to take a moment for us to sit together and just breathe.
It occurred to me the more and more that I teach that most of us don't breathe properly or comfortably in general.
So I thought we would just start with a very basic breath.
So find a comfortable seat.
This can also be done lying down in any way that brings you comfort and gives you as much space as you can in your abdomen.
So as much space from your ribs to your hip bones so that belly can move freely.
Take a moment,
Move yourself around,
Wiggle,
Adjust as you need,
And then find your relative stillness.
Once you settle in,
Your eyes can close so you can draw a little more focus to yourself internally.
Or if the eyes want to stay open,
Just a soft gaze works really lovely as well.
And then once you close the eyes or soften the gaze,
Just notice.
It's pretty rare that we take time to dive inside.
And get still unless we're trying to fall asleep.
So this is a.
.
.
Constructive resting moment where we're just noticing what's going on inside of ourselves.
Notice what starts to perk up in the brain.
Sometimes the mind gets really busy,
It starts to fill with information.
Other times we start to get indications or awareness of different parts of our body.
So if parts of your body are speaking to you and they need a little movement or adjustment to soften,
Go ahead and do that.
And then just start to notice your breath.
Now this.
Does it have a sound?
Notice the rhythm.
And notice what parts of you are moving when you breathe.
Notice if you like to breathe.
In and out through the nose or mouth or maybe just one or maybe the other.
And if it's available and your nose isn't terribly stuffy,
Go ahead and seal your lips and just start to move breath in and out of your nose.
Notice how that feels.
For some of us a little more restricted,
A little more focused.
And then see if you can soften the mind once you find that rhythm.
And then guide your breath down into your belly.
And see if you can allow your belly to move as you breathe.
And start to pay attention to when the belly is getting big.
And when the belly is getting small.
Good,
Take a breath in when you're ready.
And a nice soft breath out.
Let your spine get a little longer wherever you are and together we're going to breathe in through our nose and let our belly get big.
Breathe out of your nose and let your belly get small.
You can always place your hands on your abdomen as well.
Breathe in,
Belly gets big.
Breathe out and your belly gets small.
Let's find three more like that.
Big breath in.
Soft breath out.
Big breath in.
Soft breath out.
One more altogether,
Really big breath in,
Fill that abdomen up.
Gentle,
Soft breath out.
Good,
Continue your natural breath rhythm.
You're welcome to stay as you are and continue breathing.
But that's it,
That's all there is to a simple,
Natural,
Deep belly breath.
That breath in and of itself can help calm your nervous system,
Can slow everything down,
And just turning your awareness to yourself and to your breath in general will always help you have more of a focal point,
More of an understanding of how you feel,
Where you are in space and time,
And what choices you should make next.
Hope that helps.
And I'll see you soon.
