Welcome to this 5 minute Nervous System Reset.
Wherever you are,
Take a moment and be present with your body.
Feel a little bit of extra weight down into your hips.
A heaviness that allows you to settle and relax.
If you can,
Close your eyes.
Begin to turn awareness inward.
Watch your breath.
Notice the gentle inhale and exhale.
We're going to practice a technique called Box Breathing.
This breath technique helps you to settle your nervous system,
Your mind,
Very quickly.
It involves 4 equal parts of breath.
On your next inhale,
Breathe in through your nose to the count of 3 or 4.
At the top of your inhale,
Hold.
Count to 3 or 4.
And then exhale slowly out your mouth for the same count.
At the bottom of the exhale,
Hold.
And that completes one cycle.
Let's repeat.
Breathe in through the nose.
Hold at the top.
Exhale slowly out the mouth.
At the bottom of your exhale,
Hold.
We've now completed 2 rounds.
Continue at your own pace.
Breathing in through your nose.
Holding at the top of the inhale.
Exhaling slowly out your mouth.
And holding at the bottom of the exhale.
You've likely completed 3 rounds now.
Complete 3 more.
And I'd like you to pay attention to your belly as you breathe.
You can even place your hands here.
So as you breathe in through your nose,
Allow your belly to expand outward.
Drawing that breath down into the body.
And feel a softening,
A release as you exhale,
A letting go.
A couple more rounds.
And you might notice that you can hold the breath a little bit longer.
Sometimes we begin by breathing to 2 or 3 seconds to start.
And then we start to extend it to 5 or even 6.
Allow your breath to guide you.
Complete your last round.
And then when you are complete,
Let go of the breath rhythm.
And just notice how you're feeling.
Notice the downward movement of energy in your body.
The grounded sense of being.
Allow this reset to help you come back to embodied presence anytime that you need it.
Thank you for practicing with me today.
Much love and many blessings.
