Pranayama Breathing - Let Go

Ancient meditation traditions knew that the breath and the mind are very closely linked. It was taught that prana, the life force energy circulating through us, can be cultivated and channelled through pranayama or specialized breath techniques. Join me for a simple breathe and body awareness practice that will allow you to settle into the presence of the moment.

Transcript

Find a comfortable seat,

Feet flat on the earth,

Length in the spine,

Shoulders back and down,

Slight tilt to the chin and the jaw is unclenched.

Relax the brown line.

Allow a letting go in the body as you land into the space.

Shut down the eyes if you haven't already.

Hands are placed gently on your lap.

Keep your mouth closed.

Take a full breath in through your nose.

Pause at the top.

Open the mouth,

Exhale.

A full inhale through the nose.

Pause at the top.

Open the mouth,

Long exhale.

Full inhale through the nose.

Pause at the top.

Open the mouth,

Long exhale.

Now let the breath move naturally in and out of the nose.

Observe how the belly and the chest rise and fall as you naturally breathe in and out.

Observing any thoughts in the mind,

Observing any sensation in the body.

If you're feeling uncomfortable,

That's okay.

Just continually bring the mind gently back to the breath.

Noticing how the inhale slowly opens the body,

An expansion on the inhale,

And how the exhale slowly drops in the body,

A contraction on the exhale.

Let's do three rounds of equal ratio breath,

Working with a three-second in and three-second out.

Mouth remains closed on the inhale and the exhale.

Inhale for three,

Two,

One.

Exhale,

Three,

Two,

One.

Inhale,

Three,

Two,

One.

Exhale,

Three,

Two,

One.

Inhale,

Three,

Two,

One.

Exhale,

Three,

Two,

One.

Take a full breath in through the nose.

Fill your body with breath.

Pause at the top.

Audible breath out the mouth.

Big sigh to finish the practice.

Let your breath be natural.

Notice a sense of calm.

And when you're feeling ready,

You can slowly open the eyes.