Coherent Breathing With Horses

Slow down, regulate your nervous system, and settle into a steady rhythm alongside the horses. In this 8-minute practice, you'll use gentle coherent breathing while sharing a moment with MaryBeth and her horses. Let their grounded presence, the natural surroundings, and the rhythm of your breath help you release tension, become more present, and return to a greater sense of calm and balance. Come back anytime you need a simple reset for your mind, body, and nervous system.

Transcript

Welcome to this practice of learning how to do coherent breathing. This is an incredible tool that I learned from Dr. Susie Fay. She taught this as a way to be able to be more regulated in your energy, Specifically so that wildlife is more attracted to you, And especially horses. So this is a really fun practice that I'm gonna be able to demonstrate alongside this beautiful boy, Ollie, And Norby behind me. And you get to try it yourself to see how it resonates with you. The first thing that we're going to do is we are going to do a inventory of what your current breathing is like. So I'm not going to tell you to change anything. In fact, I just want you to notice what is it normal for you in your breathing pattern. Coherent breathing is all about regulating your energy through your breath, But we want to know where are we starting? What's the baseline. So I'm going to set a one minute timer and I'm going to invite you to just count how many breaths do I naturally take in. In one minute. This is how you're going to count. And in breath. And out breath. Counts for one. So every inhale and exhale counts as one breath. Are you ready? Let's go ahead and begin. Counting your inhales and exhales. Each grouping of inhale and exhale together counts as one. We're halfway there. 10 more seconds. And that's time. Norby was exactly on the minute marker, Weren't you sweet boy? So what I'd love for you to do is actually write it down for yourself. How many breaths did you take? Each in breath and out breath counts as one. And if you're like, Oh my gosh, I forgot to count or that went way too fast, Or I want to try again. No problem. Just pause. Do it again. You can do this anytime. Again, This is just to set your baseline. What is your normal breathing? Okay. Now I'm going to teach you the coherent breathing technique. So you can decide if you do it all the way like I am right now with my bare feet on the earth, Really connecting and recharging into mother nature, Or maybe you don't have access to that and you're just going to do it on your floor or your rug or your mat or wherever you are. Perfect. But what you're going to do is you're actually going to envision as if you are breathing in the energy of the earth, Then that is what's grounding you. Oftentimes in mindfulness and meditation practices, We're taught to breathe in and out of our nose and send it to our belly. This is going to be a totally different way of breathing because we're actually going to be envisioning breathing up through the bottom of your feet, All the way up through your legs, Through your seat, Through your torso, Through your arms, Up through your shoulders, Your neck and your head, And then out through your nose and back to the earth again. So I'm going to demonstrate that for you now and I'm going to speak through it. You're going to also be taking the slowest breath that you can without discomfort. That's really, Really important. This is not about seeing if you can pass out. It's about tuning into your body and making the adjustments that are right for you going at the pace that's yours. So this is what that looks like. You're gonna be breathing, Inhaling through your nose. Up through the bottom of your feet, The bottoms of your legs. Through your knees, Up through the tops of your legs, Into your seat, Up through the bottom. Of your torso, Up through your chest, Up through your hands, Your arms, Into your shoulders, Up through your neck, Up through your head, Up through your nose, And then back out to the earth. And then back out to the earth. You can tell the horses are already reacting to the coherent breathing. And that's because sentient beings like being around this energy. They like being around this energy and makes a difference when you are regulated. So we're going to go ahead and we're going to practice this breathing technique for one minute. And once again, I'm going to invite you to count. How many times am I doing an inhale and an exhale as one count? How many of those breaths do I take? And again, Going as slow as you possibly can. Can without making it uncomfortable for yourself. I'm going to reset our timer. And we will begin with your coherent breathing. Breathing in from the bottom of your feet. Up through your legs. Through the tops of your legs, Into your seat, Up through your torso. Up through your screen. Hands, Your arms, Your shoulders, In through your neck, Up through your head, And then out through your nose, Back down to the earth. If it feels good, You can actually envision that or put your hands like I am and trace your body in that pattern. All right, That's one minute, My friend. What did that feel like for you? Could you feel a shift in your energy? Could you feel a shift? Sense of well-being. Could you feel yourself grounding even more? The horses got excited, They just saw something in the distance. And what's really cool about this coherent breathing technique is it allows you to regulate your energy even when there's excitement all around you. How you can create that stillness and that peace within yourself. So I'd love for you to take a moment and reflect. What's the difference between your regular breathing and this coherent breath? What might it look like for you to choose coherent breathing, Especially proactively when you're going to be in a stressful situation? Maybe one minute of this breathing technique is all you need to regulate yourself or even reactively. This is a technique you could be doing. No matter what's happening around you, Even with your eyes open, You can do this practice anytime, Anywhere. Just like when you are in a place in life where you need a lifeline, Allow this to be one of those for you. Coherent breathing is a wonderful tool to get yourself out of a state of stress and into your state of relaxation and peace. And what can be really fun is to see how do the animals around you relate to that. I know my boys love it when we do this work. And it's such a gift to see how other animals respond when we are in coherent, Regulated energy. Ahead and give it a try and let me know how it went for you my friend. Thanks for practicing with me.

Reviews

It is going to take practice but it’s very interesting and something new to try. Thank you!🙏 🍂🍁