Humming Bee Breath For Beginners (Practice Only)

This is a short breathing practice called Humming Bee breath or Bhramari breath. It can help to bring you into a calm and relaxed state. It is especially useful if you are stressed, unwell, achy, fatigued or generally out of balance.

Transcript

Hello,

I'm Alice.

We'll be doing Brahmari breathing or humming bee breathing today.

And in this breathing technique,

We breathe slowly in and out through the nose.

The inhale is quiet,

But on the exhale we create a humming sound as our vocal cords vibrate.

It sounds like this.

Closing your eyes or lowering your gaze now.

And we'll begin by noticing our natural breathing.

Notice if you're breathing high into your chest or lower into your belly.

If you're breathing through your mouth,

Gently close it now and breathe just through your nose.

Breathing through your nose is key.

Rest your tongue softly behind your top front teeth.

See if you can breathe as smoothly as possible.

Evening out your inhale and exhale to the same length.

Feel your breathing slow down as you take steady and calm breaths in and out of your nose.

Making the breaths as quiet and as comfortable as possible.

Belly and lower ribs very gently rising on the inhale and falling on the exhale.

Chest as calm as possible.

And I'll be breathing with you as we move through some rounds of humming bee breath.

But please feel free to breathe at your own pace.

So we'll do this first round eight times.

Inhale through the nose and exhale while humming.

When you're ready,

Breathing in.

And now return to normal nasal breathing and notice how your body and mind feel.

Do you feel any calmer,

Any steadier?

Perhaps you feel exactly the same and that's okay too.

And in a moment or two,

We'll come back to do another eight rounds of Brahmari breath.

Breathing in and gently returning to normal nasal breathing again.

And noticing if you have any more saliva in your mouth as you practice this breath technique.

And if you do,

That's a really positive sign that you've moved your nervous system towards a calm and healing parasympathetic state.

Reviews

Thank you😌I really liked this meditation. I feel so relaxed. I just wish it didn’t end so abruptly.

Very helpful to calm head discomfort.
Thank you Alice. 🌺

Perfect! Thank you Alice, you have been a lifesaver with dealing with my Long Covid.

This was truly really helpful and just what i needed today! Thank you ✨

A sweet calming breath work practice to calm oneself

Super calming feeling a buzz throughout my entire head thank you

A wonderful guided technique to soothe the mind and soul 🙏🌹🌹🌹namaste

Absolutely calming and grounding you voice is so soothing ♥️🙏🏻♥️

The effect of this breathing method is so palpable. I’m hooked!

Thank you so much for sharing this gift. I felt more calmer and happier ☺️🙏✨🥰💖💜❤️

Most calming and really focused on the senses of alleviating my balance problem with tinnitus. Regularly do this practice in my yoga classes. I will definitely be doing this breathimg technique in the mornings before I get up and when needed. Thank you. 🦋🌸

Very effective and calming. A technique I’ll be returning to more often.

I prefer this kind of breathing to the one with the mouth … I thought it was not correct cos everyone exhales from the mouth! Thank you 😊

Lovely guided practice, thank you! Appreciate the tip at the end in regard to saliva and nervous system regulation.

Loved it so much, perfect for some morning grounding. Your voice is so soothing and the music and timing of things. So nice, thank you.

So helpful, thank you.