Morning Energy: Breathwork To Calm Anxiety

You choose how to start your day. Start your day with purpose. This 4-minute practice uses cyclic sighing (also known as the physiological sigh), two inhales through the nose followed by one slow exhale through the mouth, to calm your nervous system before the day even begins.

Filmed at Great Falls National Park in Great Falls, Virginia, let the sound of nature and the energy of the earth ground you as you breathe with me. It's a simple reset for a busy mind and a gentle way to ease a morning cortisol spike, wherever you're starting your day. I'm proud of you in advance.

Transcript

My name is Radiance, And I am your breathwork facilitator. I am breathing with you from Great Falls National Park in Great Falls, Virginia, Listening to the natural sounds. As well as being grounded within Mother Earth. Ah, It feels so good and I want to bring this energy to you right now. So today we'll be doing a breathwork practice that will require two inhales in through the nose and then an exhale through your mouth. So it will look like this. And then we'll be taking a moment just to feel what's in our bodies, The sensations and the shift that happens from this. So I want you to make sure that your face is relaxed and your shoulders, Your body's relaxed, That you feel at ease, But you feel the energy coming into your body and exhaling out. All right, I invite you to start by tuning into your own breath. And just seeing how you feel. Let's take a collective inhale in here. Through your nose and exhale through your mouth. Now let's begin our breath work practice. Inhale through your nose. Inhale more. Exhale. Inhale. More. Exhale. Inhale. More. Exhale. Continue. You don't want us in your picture. One more. Take a deep breath in. And exhale out. Relax your shoulders. Relax your face, Maybe you're closing your eyes here. And simply tune into your breath. What do you feel? What sensations are you feeling in your body? Inviting you to take another deep breath in. And exhale out. How was that practice for you, Friend? What are you feeling as far as the sensations that might be in your. . . Nasal passage, Your ears, Your temples, Your chest, Your body. Maybe you're bringing some movement into your body by wiggling your wrist and your shoulder. Hmm. . . Maybe you bring those Arms up. And you go side to side. Maybe a prayer hand behind the nape of your neck and opening up here. Ahhhhhhhhh Good morning. Or grand rising to whatever you're about to start. Thanks for breathing with me today, For having a moment of nature, A moment of movement. Guess what? It's a beautiful day to be you. So go do that, Shine bright, Brighter than ever, And have the best day ever. See you in the next class.

Reviews

Lovely. Smiling. Calming affect in my chest. Sensations of tingling in my arms. Energy moving. I love breathwork practice first thing in the morning. Thank you Radiance. Grateful 🙏🏼🩵✨

Beautiful! I really connected with this breathing exercise. It felt like Qigong breathing as I could actually feel the qi moving. Thanks so much 🙏🏻