Hey guys,
Welcome to your breath work for clearing the mind,
To leave you more focused for the day or calm for the evening ahead.
Today we're going to let go of stress and tension with a few rounds of a simple but invigorating technique.
This session is suitable for everyone,
If you're pregnant you may want to take it gently though.
Find a comfortable space,
Ideally seated,
And gently close the eyes or lower the gaze.
Stay focused on the breath,
Remember this is your little break as well,
So if the mind wanders,
Draw it back to the here and now.
Let's connect with the breath first,
Taking a few deep inhales,
Full exhales,
Checking in,
How do you feel today?
And then we're going to begin our technique for today,
Which we're going to alternate with some periods of rest of breathing normally.
What I'd like you to do is simply breathe in through the nose,
And take a short sharp exhale through the mouth.
Inhaling through the nose,
Exhale mouth,
Inhale,
Exhale,
Inhale,
Exhale,
Inhale,
Exhale,
Inhale,
Exhale,
Inhale,
Exhale,
Inhale,
Exhale.
Let that go,
Breathe normally,
Stay connected,
Stay present.
We're going to be doing a few rounds of this,
So if that first round felt a bit weird as you got used to it,
Don't worry,
It's totally normal.
So before we start,
Just as a reminder,
We breathe in through the nose,
And it's a short sharp exhale through the mouth.
Okay,
One more normal breath.
And let's begin again,
So breathing in through the nose,
Exhale,
Inhale,
Exhale,
Inhale,
Exhale,
Inhale,
Exhale,
Inhale,
Exhale.
Let that go.
Inhaling and exhaling normally,
Stay connected,
You may feel a little bit lightheaded.
Extra oxygen coming into the body,
Helping you clear out the mind.
Let everything settle,
Check that the neck,
Jaw,
Shoulders are all relaxed.
And then we'll begin our final round,
This one.
I'll be speeding up a little bit,
So you can join me in that,
Or keep it a slower pace,
Depending on how you feel.
Okay,
Breathing in through the nose.
Out through the mouth,
In,
Out,
In,
Out,
In.
Let that go.
Take a full breath in.
Relax the jaw,
Sigh it out through the mouth.
Let everything go.
When you're ready,
Opening the eyes and coming back into the space.
I hope you had a good practice,
I hope your mind feels a little clearer and more focused.
Wishing you a beautiful day,
Take care.
