Balance For Busy Lives (Breathwork On-The-Go)

Managing stress means being able to find balance, no matter what is happening. This simple (and speedy!) breath practice will balance your nervous system: calming you if you're edging towards too wired and energising you if you're sliding towards the slump. Think of it like a glass of water; you can use it at any time of the day to refresh you and optimise how you're able to show up in your life.

Transcript

We can use the breath to energise,

To balance or to deeply relax and calm the body.

In this practice we'll do a balance practice.

You can think of it as a water category practice because you can use it at any point in your day.

This particular practice is 4-4 balance breathing.

So we'll be balancing our inhale and exhale and we'll be slowing the rate of our breathing to trigger the relaxation response in our nervous system and calm our whole body.

So to begin take a comfortable seated position.

Close your eyes,

Chin parallel to the floor,

Face and shoulders relaxed and we'll be breathing only through your nose.

If you can make a slight whisper sound at the back of the throat as you breathe,

Like the ocean sound.

We're going to do 10 rounds of breath.

So let's begin by inhaling for 1,

2,

3,

4.

Exhaling 4,

3,

2,

1.

Inhale 1,

2,

3,

4.

Exhale 4,

3,

2,

1.

Inhale 1,

2,

3,

4.

Exhale 4,

3,

2,

1.

Inhale 1,

2,

3,

4.

Exhale 4,

3,

2,

1.

Inhale 1,

2,

3,

4.

Exhale 4,

3,

2,

1.

Inhale 1,

2,

3,

4.

Exhale 4,

3,

2,

1.

Inhale 1,

2,

3,

4.

Exhale 4,

3,

2,

1.

Inhale 1,

2,

3,

4.

Exhale 4,

3,

2,

1.

Inhale 1,

2,

3,

4.

Exhale 4,

3,

2,

1.

Eyes remain closed.

Your breath is natural now.

No more counting,

Just allowing the breath to come and go.

Hopefully you can take a sense of balance into the rest of your day.

Let's practice again soon.