Up & Down Breathing (8x8 W/Music)

Together, let's breathe, slow long up & down breaths with music. Breathing exercises were found to significantly increase happiness and positive affect, as well as improve sleep quality and reduce worry and negative affect (Crișan et al, 2025).

Transcript

Welcome,

I appreciate you have decided to spend this time with me.

Together,

Let's breathe.

Whilst you're settling into your space,

Take a deep breath in and palm the air out by three voiceless ha's.

Deep breath in and three voiceless ha's.

Deep breath in and feel your belly filling up.

Deep breath in and notice your body moving up and down.

Inhale up.

Inhale up.

Exhale down.

I see you breathing.

Down.

I see you breathing.

How's your body feeling?

How's your body feeling?

I see you breathing.