Hey everyone and welcome to this 15 minute breathwork session.
So we are going to do a kind of breathwork that is called conscious connected breathwork and specifically I do rebirthing breathwork.
I will go through what that means but the aim of today is just to help connect inwards to calm your nervous system and just to start connecting with your emotional self.
So for this breathwork session I would advise you to breathe in and out through the nose as opposed to the mouth but if it's not available to you today or you just feel like you prefer to breathe through the mouth that's okay as well.
There is no right or wrong way to do this,
There is just a guided way,
An assisted way,
A recommended way but ultimately it's about tuning into your body and what feels right for you.
And the last thing before we get started is if you can check out the description below I'm going to put a few contraindications below there and if you do have any of those maybe check with your doctor or medical professional and without further ado let's get started.
So as I mentioned this is called the conscious connected breath but we can also call it the bow breath because of the technique it uses really helps with the demonstration.
So if you imagine much like an old bow and arrow this is how we breathe in that we pull the breath in and then we let go when we get to the top.
We don't want to pause in between that inward breath and that exhale and the exhale and the inward breath.
So that's how it's connected and it's conscious because we're paying attention to it.
So I'll give you a little demonstration now so you're pulling the breath,
Let it go.
So it's always staying connected,
It's always flowing,
There's no pause,
It's inward or outward and the outward is letting go,
The inward is pulling in,
Letting go.
So if we all do that together,
If you want to just close your eyes and.
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So keep doing that,
I want you to just stay with your rhythm,
Find your rhythm,
Find what feels right for you,
Noticing any sensations that are going on within the body while you keep that connected breath.
So noticing the increase in energy,
The increase potentially in emotion or maybe sensation within the body.
Often if we've never done this kind of breath work before,
We can feel like this builds up a level of anxiety.
Good,
Just staying with that breath.
And that is often just because of how we have learned to breathe growing up in life.
We get used to this short,
Shallow,
Sharp breaths with long pauses and low energy.
So this increase in breath,
In energy can sometimes feel confronting,
But just know that you are capable of any and all emotion.
You can handle whatever comes up.
And I also believe that things only come up that we are ready for.
So trust your body,
Trust your breath and soften to the experience.
Keeping that breath connected,
I want you to see if you can pinpoint either a certain emotion that you're feeling right now,
Or maybe you notice a particular sensation within the body.
There is a particular location that brings your attention.
I want you to just stay with that connected breath and just visualize with each breath in an expansion of that emotion,
Of that sensation,
Or maybe both.
So with each breath in,
You expand and with each breath out,
You let go.
Just noticing how this new awareness is feeling inside.
In breath work,
We talk about the awareness in detail.
So these emotions may not be overwhelming,
Or they may be.
But just noticing,
Paying attention and being with whatever feeling.
Just remembering if you ever get lost,
Just bringing your awareness back to the breath.
Always connected.
Nice,
Full breath in and letting go.
Control our thoughts,
Simply notice them and notice the feelings we have attached to those thoughts and see if we can be with those thoughts and with those feelings.
There's nothing you need to force.
Staying connected.
Breathing in,
Breathing out.
Full breath in and let go.
I want you to bring attention to how you're feeling again in this moment.
How giving yourself this time has affected your emotional state,
Your mental health and your general well-being.
All we're doing is staying present with the breath and with our feeling.
So.
And for this final minute.
I want you to just slow and deepen the breath.
You.
Use the breath to help you be fully and completely relaxed.
Releasing any tension.
Any pressure.
Embracing this moment.
You have given yourself.
And when you feel ready.
Returning.
To whatever your natural breath feels like.
So we're not trying to focus on any particular way of breathing.
Just returning to your resting breath.
Slowly,
Gently bringing a tiny amount of movement.
To your fingertips.
To your toes.
Maybe letting out an audible sigh.
Gently.
Moving around your body.
Bringing yourself back to this present moment.
And when you feel ready.
Very gently opening your gaze.
Taking one more full breath in.
And let go.
Thank you so much for joining today.
I hope you enjoyed this video.
And I'll see you in the next one.
Bye.
I hope you have a beautiful day.
And I'll see you soon.
