I like this technique anytime.
So I do it with my eyes open or closed,
I do it throughout the day,
Or I do it before bed laying down.
That being said,
Wherever you are,
However you choose to practice,
Join me now.
So here we're going to breathe in through the mouth as if we're sipping through a straw for seven counts.
At the top of that inhale,
We're going to hold for seven counts and then exhale through the nose only for seven counts.
At the end of that exhale,
We're going to hold the breath out,
Which is what's known as an external breath retention for seven counts.
Let's practice here together.
Sip in through the mouth for seven.
Hold for seven.
Exhale through the nose and hold the breath out for seven.
Just as a quick note,
On those exhales,
You want to release as much breath as you can.
I like to imagine my belly button touching the spine,
Holding my breath out fully.
Let's practice.
Breathing in,
Sipping in through the straw,
Fill the belly,
Hold at the top.
Exhale through the nose,
Let it go.
Hold the breath out.
Sip in through the straw,
Feel the belly expand.
Exhale through your nose,
Let it go all the way down.
Now hold the breath out.
Sip in,
Fill the belly.
Hold at the top.
Exhale,
Let it go.
Exhale,
Let it go.
Releasing.
Hold the breath out here.
Sip in,
Fill.
Hold.
Exhale through your nose.
Imagine the belly button touching the spine.
Now hold your breath out here.
Sip in through the straw.
Exhale through your nose,
Let it go.
Holding the breath out.
Sip in.
Hold.
Let it go through the nose.
Release all the way.
Sip in,
Fill the belly.
Hold at the top.
Exhale through the nose all the way down.
Release the technique here.
Come back to your natural breath.
Taking a moment of pause before you open the eyes or before you return to your day.
