Breath To Release Anxiety

This a 10 min kundalini breathing practice. This pranayama or breathing technique is designed to reduce stress, balance the nervous system and expand the lung capacity. After doing the practice there is a sense of feeling our energy rejuvenated and our mind more centered.

Transcript

Welcome to this short breath meditation. In this practice, We're going to use our hands in a mudra, A specific position, And we're going to use our breath to drop into a meditative state. This breathing pattern helps expand our lung capacity, Clear our mind, Release stress, And bring us into a space of centeredness. The floor whatever feels best make sure just your back is straight if you're on the chair like me just have the soles of the feet flat on the ground Take a deep inhale, Exhale, You can sigh it out, You can close your eyes or not, Depending on how it feels. Wherever you are, Just take a moment to really feel into your body, Feel into this moment. To drop in to presence. To whatever it is that you're feeling at the moment, Become aware of the body. Or the points of your body that are touching a surface or other parts of your body. Bringing your gaze down Relaxing the jaw, The shoulders. Coming to feel your heart center. Allowing an intention to come up for today's meditation practice. We're going to rub the palms of the hands together creating heat. Bringing them to the center of your chest and one time we're going to chant. You can just listen or hum. Ong namo gurutev namo. Take one deep inhale. Woooow. Namo Guru Dev Namo Deep inhale in. Exhale side out let's open our eyes and begin with practice you're going to bring the top of the thumb to the base of the pinky finger and bring the hands again in this sort of tipi prayer position bringing the hands to the center of your chest We're going to inhale taking eight sips of breath. And you're going to exhale with pursed lips the mouth. You're going to do this for several minutes. So really pace your inhales so that you can do eight. So bring in the hands, Thumbs in the base of your pinky finger, Hands in front of your chest, Of your heart, Eyes will be closed. Gaze is still down take a deep exhale empty all of your lungs Start inhaling, Sipping. Eight tints. Exhale out the roundabout. Thank you. You keep going pay attention to any sensation in your body and stay present in this moment in the breath count in the phases of your body touching the surface or the floor and just allow the breath in eight times through the nose in little sips and out the round mouth to really grab your whole attention. Thank you. You We're going to be in this breath for a total of five minutes. Let's keep going. Thank you. You you Thank you. You Thank you. Thank you. Let's keep going as you breathe make sure that every inhale is Filling you with air is expanding your belly and your chest. Thank you. You you you you you you you Thank you. Thank you. You you Thank you. You you Thank you. Okay. Yeah. You you you Thank you. Thank you. You you you Yeah. You Let's do one more round. You This time inhale with one whole breath to the nose. Hold the breath in, Contract genitals, Lower belly, Inner gaze up to between the eyebrows, Focus on your intention. And when your body asks you to exhale, Release the lock, The bandha, Bring the hands down to the thighs or the knees. Just breathe and observe. Observing the sensations. In your body, In your mind. In this moment. And really observing these moments with your attention. Allowing your attention to absorb. Everything that's present for you in this moment. Take a deep inhale. Take a deep exhale. We're going to rub the palms of the hands together one more time. Bringing the hands wherever, However you wish to your body. Giving gratitude to this time, This space. Gratitude for yourself for showing up Thank you so much for joining today and I'll see you next time.