Welcome to this circular breathing practice to cultivate self-trust.
Conscious connected breathing not only creates a state of regulation and enables the release of stress,
Tension and emotions,
But it's also an invitation to go deeper into our being and find safety through sensation.
When we can learn to observe the physical,
Trusting that our body has the wisdom to release,
Rebalance and heal,
We create a deeper sense of trust within ourselves and our ability to navigate through difficult emotions and discomfort.
The stories of the mind will have us intellectualising,
Ruminating and frustrated by our bodies,
But it's important to understand.
Your body is not the enemy,
Everything it does serves to keep you safe and surviving.
Its natural state is balance and when we can cultivate a sense of trust within and trust its timeline of healing,
We make its job and our lives much easier.
Conscious connected breathing is an exercise in surrendering to the body and this is how we build trust and safety within.
We will be using a circular breath,
Breathing in through the nose and exhaling passively out through the mouth,
Minimising any space or pauses between the inhale and the exhale.
So the breath should sound like this.
You are in control of the depth and speed at which you breathe.
My invitation to you is to stay with it to the best of your ability and trust the process.
Making sure that you are sitting or lying down,
Feeling as comfortable and supported as possible.
In your own time,
Closing down the eyes and arriving into this space,
Allowing your experience to be exactly what it is in this moment.
Whatever thoughts,
Sensations might be here,
Allowing it all to be.
Giving your body permission to surrender into the support beneath you.
Dropping the shoulders,
Relaxing the forehead and just exhaling and softening anywhere that you might be holding in the body.
Let's begin by taking a couple of cleansing breaths in through the nose and exhaling deeply out through the nose.
Inhaling in through the nose and exhaling out through the nose.
And our mantra throughout this practice is,
I am ready to trust my body.
And when you are ready,
Let's begin that circular breath together.
Finding your own rhythm for this practice,
Breathing at depth and speed that feels right for you,
But staying with it.
I am ready to trust my body.
And you may be beginning to feel some sensation in the body as you begin to breathe in this way as you begin to bring more oxygen in.
Remember that you are in complete control.
Just bringing a sense of curiosity to the sensation.
You are safe to breathe.
Allowing your body to find its own rhythm with this breath.
I am ready to trust my body.
Beautiful,
Just taking a couple of more breaths like this and in a moment we are going to take a breath hold.
Holding our breath at the top of the inhale.
So whenever you are ready,
Taking a nice full deep breath in through the nose.
Holding at the top of the inhale,
Allowing any sensation to be present.
Just seeing if you can release the sense of gripping and just surrender into this pause,
Into this hold.
You've got this.
I am ready to trust my body.
Exhaling out through the mouth now,
Holding at the bottom of that exhale for a moment.
Once again,
Surrender to the hold.
Taking a breath in and moving straight back into that circular breath when you are ready.
And you might be feeling a lot of physical sensation in the body.
This is your invitation to trust that process.
Your body is doing exactly what it's supposed to.
Paying attention to any cues that your body might be giving you as you breathe this way.
Does it want to make sound,
Does it need to move?
And honouring what it needs.
I am ready to trust my body.
And in this last minute of circular breathing,
Can you go just a little bit deeper?
Can you put a little bit more intention into that breath?
And allowing the body to release,
To express however it needs to through the breath.
I am ready to trust my body.
Let's take a couple of more breaths like this before we move into a top hold.
When you're ready,
Taking a breath in through the nose and holding at the top.
Being with the aliveness in the body,
Just softening into the hold.
Trusting your body's ability to hold the breath.
You are more capable than you think.
Exhaling out through the mouth and holding once again now at the bottom of the exhale.
Going past the limits of the mind and just seeing how long you can hold this for.
And whenever you are ready,
Taking a breath in and returning to a natural breath.
Taking as much time as you need to simply be with what you have created.
And allowing your body to integrate this practice in its own unique way.
Sending yourself and your body some gratitude for showing up today.
And for giving yourself a little bit of love and healing through the breath.
Thank you for joining me.
