Humming Breath To Release Frustration And Stress

A two part humming exhale that dissolves the emotional charge of frustration, stress or overwhelm. You take a full breath in, then release the first half of the exhale on the sound VOO and the second half on a long HUM until the lungs are empty. Repeat five to ten times and pause to feel the effects.

Humming increases nitric oxide in the airways many times over, improving blood flow and lowering blood pressure, and the vibration stimulates the parasympathetic receptors around the throat and chest. The VOO sound is drawn from the work of Peter Levine. It also happens to be a wonderful way to stay calm in cold water.

Please do not listen to this while driving or operating heavy machinery.

Transcript

This Wuhan practice involves taking a full breath in through the nose. And for the first half of the exhale, Making a V sound. Comes from down in your belly. And the second half making a hum sound. As long as you can, All the way until your lungs are empty. And if you want to amplify this effect. You can bring your hands up. Putting your thumbs gently inside your ears. Putting your first two fingers to lightly cover the eyes and your ring finger just on the edge of the cartilage of your nose. This will amplify the vibrations in your sinus cavities and this increases the nitric oxide and the relaxation effect. So we're going to be doing five rounds. Take a moment to get comfortable. Lower back straight. Bring your hands up to your face if you like, Thumbs in the ears. Fingers over eyes and nose. We're gonna do five rounds. Inhaling all the way in through the nose. And begin. And inhale, Go again. And inhale and go again. Om. Two more rounds, Inhale. Last round. Biggest breath of the day. Inhale. And gently lowering your hands. Keeping the body as still as possible. Noticing the effects of the practice. Or any changes that you feel. And gradually opening up your eyes. I'm going back into the space. Feeling the effects of the nitric oxide in your system. And you're welcome to stay here as long as you wish. The practice is now complete.