Hello,
My name is Chris and today I'm sat in the beautiful foothills of Ticknock Mountain in South County Dublin,
Ireland.
And we're going to do a really short but impactful practice which I learned from the amazing breathwork coach Patrick McEwan.
And it's called LSD.
Light,
Slow and deep breathing.
And the impact quite simply is to encourage our body to go towards a state of rest and restore.
So really encouraging our vagal tone and giving us a sense of safety,
Being grounded.
So I invite you to find comfort either in a seat or in a lying position.
Gently close your eyes or if you're not comfortable doing that just bring your gaze low and have a sense of letting go.
So almost as if with every exhale you're growing roots down into the ground.
And for this practice we can either breathe through our nose or through our mouth but if you can I encourage you to breathe through your nose.
And the first part of the practice is just becoming aware of the breath.
Getting a sense of what it feels like.
Maybe the tickle at the end of your nose or a sensation on your lips.
Just feeling that breath.
And now moving to the practice of LSD we start with L for light.
So just see if you can make your breath lighter,
Slightly quieter.
So lightening the breath.
And then adding on to that see if you can slow the breath down.
And to make that easy let's just add a pause at the top and a pause at the bottom.
So light breath and slow breath.
And adding on to that let's make our breath deep by placing one hand on the belly and the other hand on top.
Just have a sensation of the belly rising and falling.
Gentle movement encouraging deep diaphragmatic breathing.
If at any point thoughts come into the mind just come back to that focus of light,
Slow and deep breathing.
Light,
Slow and deep breathing.
And then bringing the practice to a close.
Just becoming aware of your surroundings.
Maybe moving your fingers and toes.
And gently opening your eyes.
Thank you for practicing with me today.
Have a beautiful day.
