2-Minute Breathing Technique To Be Present

Come back to your present moment with a quick guided square breath - 4 count technique. Use this anytime and anywhere when you only have 2 minutes to ground, connect, and come back to homeostasis. Connect back with your true nature. Be like the jelly fish. They float naturally and move with the current, allowing and being, perceptive to the present moment. "If you look at jelly fish long enough, they look like a heart beating."

“There are so many things to be scared of in this world: blooms of jellies. A sixth extinction. A middle school dance. But maybe we can stop feeling so afraid. Maybe instead of feeling like a mote of dust, we can remember that all the creatures on this Earth are made from stardust.
And we are the only ones who get to know it.
That's the thing about jellyfish: They'll never understand that. All they can do is drift along, unaware.
Humans may be newcomers to this planet. We may be plenty fragile. But we're also the only ones who can decide to change.”

Transcript

I wanted to offer a few moments of a guided breath work or pranayama exercise and this is square breathing. Essentially it is an inhale for four, Hold for four, Exhale for four, And hold for four. So let's get started. So go ahead and come to a comfortable position, Whether that's in your chair, Spine straight, Just over your hips or you can be up against a wall or seated just like me, And then begin to tune in. Just turn inward to your body. Notice yourself in your present state and come to your natural inhales and exhales. And on your next inhale we'll breathe in for the count of four. So inhale, One, Two, Three, Four, Hold, Two, Three, Four, Exhale, Two, Three, Four, And hold, Two, Three, Four, Breathe in, Two, Three, Four, And hold, Two, Three, Four, Exhale, Two, Three, Four, And hold, Two, Three, Four, And take this a few rounds on your own. And you can do this for as long as necessary at any point throughout your day, Whether in the middle of your day to get centered, At the end of your day as it can lead you into a nice restful sleep, Or in the morning as you're just getting started. Thanks for joining us and I look forward to seeing you next time.