Hi,
My name is Allison.
Thank you for joining me for this musically guided breathing meditation.
I'm going to start us off with some instruction and then I'll let the music do the rest.
In the music,
You hear two chords or sounds that change every four beats.
So a higher pitched one,
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2,
3,
4,
And a lower one,
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2,
3,
4.
This chord change signals when to inhale and when to exhale.
So during that higher pitched chord,
We'll inhale like this and exhale on the lower pitched chord.
Great.
So this pace is at a rate of 5.
5 breaths per minute,
Which breaks down to five and a half seconds for the inhale and an equal five and a half seconds for the exhale.
Research suggests that this is an ideal breathing rate for our bodies and for optimal health.
So we will continue with me counting along to get us settled into this rhythm and then we'll let the music guide us until the very end.
So get comfortable,
Relax your shoulders,
Feel your body in whatever space it's in,
And we'll inhale 1,
2,
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4.
Exhale 1,
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Inhale 1,
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Inhale
