Calming Breath

Breathe for three minutes with Femke and find immediate relaxation, simply by using an easy breathing exercise. You can signal your own nervous system to start relaxing by breathing. A few minutes is enough to feel how your body starts to relax. This exercise can be done anywhere, when you have a minute to spare.

Transcript

Hi everyone,

This is Femke and I'm here with a very brief breathing exercise that you can practice everywhere in the moment that you need to calm down,

To get more grounded,

To get more present.

So you can do it standing up,

But if you have the opportunity to sit down,

Then sit down for a moment and feel your bum in the chair,

Your feet on the ground,

Put your hands in your lap,

Gently close your eyes,

And we're going to breathe in in the count of 2,

And we're going to breathe out in the count of 4,

I will count,

Breathe in,

1,

2,

And breathe out,

1,

2,

3,

4,

Breathe in,

1,

2,

Breathe out,

1,

2,

3,

4,

Breathe in,

Breathe out,

Breathe in,

Breathe out,

Now we're going to breathe in on 3 and breathe out on 6,

Breathe in,

1,

2,

3,

Breathe out,

1,

2,

3,

4,

5,

6,

Breathe in,

1,

2,

3,

Breathe out,

1,

2,

3,

4,

5,

6,

Breathe out,

Breathe in,

Breathe out,

Breathe in,

1,

2,

3,

Breathe in,

2,

Breathe in,

Breathe out.

Now keep on breathing in your own tempo.

And know when you breathe in on a count,

And you double that count when you breathe out,

You're giving your body the signal to relax.

And when you do that,

For a really brief time,

Like two or three minutes,

Maybe even just one,

You can feel how your body starts to relax.

It's a perfect exercise to do whenever you have a moment,

In the commute,

When you're waiting in line.

Thank you for breathing with me today.

I hope to welcome you soon again,

Or in one of my other meditations.

With gratitude,

Until next time.

Reviews

Simple, nurturing and effective 💗 Thank you for creating and sharing 🙏💖✨

Short and very sweet reminder of the power of the breath alone. No music which is great for me.

Quick and effective stress relief for me - thanks for your calming guidance 🙏

Great exercise and easy to follow!! Thank you 🙏🏻

My thoughts sometimes start going really fast but this helped me slow yhem down. Thank you! ❤️❤️❤️

Thank you for this short and effective gentle guided breathwork

Thank you for this calming and gentle practice which can be for any time we need to reset the system to grounded. Namaste

just what I needed to get back to breath and grounded.

Exactly what I was looking for! A quick breathing break to destress and relax. Femke’s voice and presence is so soothing!

Simple breath meditation. Mostly instructional. Quiet, calm voice, no background music or sounds. Thank you 🙏🏼 💜.

Love this short mediation. Found it helpful feeling more grounded. X

Beautiful, simple, calming breath exercise ~ TYSM! 😌

Lovely, nice and simple. Feel more grounded now. Thank you? 🙂

Super quick relaxation and as always that fabulous captivating voice.

I love your guidance, calm voice and pace. Thank you

Nice and simple breathing technique! Feel much calmer!

Oh that was very nice! I like how you make this like it's part of a conversation, an actual session. Not just a recording.

Merci, from Nantes, France.

Very calming and helpful for moments during the day. Thank you!

I do a daily set of breathing exercises and have a few I go to for calming, but I’m always open to new ones to add to my toolbox and enjoyed this simple, easy to remember practice - thank you! Bookmarked!

The teacher's instructions were clear, her voice is pleasant, and the technique was effective.