Hi,
I'm Shel.
Thank you for joining me.
This meditation,
Short pranayama,
Breathwork is part of my Beginner Bite series.
Perfect for exploring new techniques,
Those just starting out or when you just have 5 minutes to reset.
So we're looking at Yujai breath today and this is often called oceanic breathing or breath of victory or breath of fire.
So let's start by finding a comfortable seat or if you choose you can lay down.
We'll ground down through our sitting bones,
Grow tall through the spine,
Crown of the head reaches towards the sky and just that little slight tuck of the chin so the back of the neck is long.
We'll relax through our shoulders,
Cascade the shoulder blades down your back.
Let your hands just fall and rest wherever is most comfortable for you.
And if it feels okay you can close down the eyes or just a soft gaze forward and down.
Before we start we'll take one big full breath in through the nose and a sigh out through the mouth.
We'll start then to take the breath in and out through the nose.
Noticing the breath first,
Bringing all your awareness here,
Just anchoring into the breath.
And then from here we're going to start to add a little bit of a slight emphasis or restriction in the back of the throat,
Like we're activating those whisper muscles.
Sometimes this one's even called Darth Vader breath but we don't want to be breathing that strongly that you're hearing yourself sound like Darth Vader.
It's more of a slight purring in the back of the throat,
Like soft oceanic waves washing in and washing out.
Slight slight restriction just so your breath becomes audible.
See if you can visualize the ocean edge,
Your favorite beach and just those waves that gently wash in with the breath in and washing out with the breath out.
Soft cycles of breath anchoring in that oceanic sound.
Washing in,
Washing out.
And if the mind wanders,
Just redirecting it back to that purring,
That ocean sound in the back of the throat.
Feeling into that washing action of your breath.
Taking in,
Then letting go.
Just continuing on your own now.
Using the breath as your anchor,
Your calm in the storm,
Always here for you.
Anchoring into the sound of your breath.
We'll take five more rounds of breath.
We slowly return the breath to a gentle,
Natural rhythm,
Letting go of any influence on the breath now.
We'll come back into our space by gently opening our eyes,
Perhaps drawing the palms of your hands together at your heart space.
Namaste.
