Breathing Away Anxiety For A Happy And Healthy Life

Von Michael Murphy

Was du lernen wirst

This 7-day course shares quick, simple, and effective mindful breathing exercises for calming stress and anxiety. You will be instructed on how to use the breath to alter your state from fight and flight to rest and digest. These exercises are very simple but their power to bring about rapid peace to mind and body should not be underestimated. Over 7 lessons, you will be provided with useful tips and teachings on how to best practice with the breath. These breathing methods can also help with pain relief, to support healthy immunity, to improve concentration, and to assist in problem solving and decision making. They can also be used to tackle difficult emotions such as sadness and negativity. The first lesson provides an introduction to the value of the breath in spiritual practice and its use for a healthy and stress-free life. At the end of the course, you will have a range of breathing methods that you can instantly apply to enhance your sense of peace, balance, and happiness.

Michael Murphy

Lancaster, UK

Michael is a meditation teacher and spiritual guide who has been meditating for more than fifty years. He has three degrees in religio-spiritual phenomena, including a PhD. He has a grounding in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Indian philosophy but his knowledge and practice draws on a wide range of other wisdom traditions. Michael works with clients from...

Lektion 1

Introduction To Mindful Breathing Practices

Welcome to this introductory lesson which explains the many benefits of mindful breathing exercises. The lesson contextualizes these practices as meditations and explains how in the Indian tradition breath is seen as sacred and the divine principal of life. The lesson helps to shape the right mindset for approaching the coming breathing practices. A wholesome breathing odyssey is coming your way.

Lektion 2

Diaphragm Breathing For Calming Stress And Wholesome Health

Welcome to this lesson on diaphragm breathing. You will learn how to use your diaphragm to breath effectively which will help to calm stress in mind and body. The exercise will also help furnish good health and a sense of well-being. It’s a simple exercise that can be mastered with a little practice. Prepare to receive a powerful source for relaxation.

Lektion 3

A Simple Method For Bringing Calm To Everyday Life

This lesson shares a simple yet extremely powerful mindful breathing practice for everyday life. This practice can be done when you are carrying out tasks and interacting with others. It’s a simple, quick go-to method that can offer support in the very moment in which stress or anxiety arises. This method is a personal favorite of mine and I do it each day.

Lektion 4

The 4-7-8 Breathing Method

Welcome to this lesson on the 4-7-8 breathing method developed by Dr Andrew Weil. By applying different timing to the breathing cycle, including breath retention, you will learn how to apply this simple approach to quickly establish peace and tranquillity.

Lektion 5

The ‘Physiological Sigh’ – A Powerful Breathing Method

Welcome to this lesson on the ‘Physiological Sigh’ method of breathing. This lesson shares a simple 3-stage breathing method that can quickly bring you into a peaceful state. You will learn how to apply this method for fast calming action, which can be sustained for a long period of time after the exercise has finished. This lesson contains essential learning on how to reduce stress, worry, and anxiety through the simple method of ‘sigh breathing’.

Lektion 6

A Buddhist Mindfulness Of Breathing Meditation

Welcome to this lesson that shares ‘A Buddhist Mindfulness of Breathing Meditation’. You will learn how to apply a mindfulness practice that can quickly relieve stress and anxiety. It’s very simple and effective for orientating focus, easing bodily stress, and quietening the mind.

Lektion 7

Final Support For Your Breathing Journey

In this course I explained that mindful breathing should be considered as a meditation as it requires focused attention. Thinking of these breathing practices as meditations adds gravity to the process and helps us to concentrate our energies to bring about a stress-free life. Working with the knowledge that these methods have been carried out successfully for thousands of years by the wisdom of traditions of India also helps us to come to them with confidence and faith in their power.

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