Welcome to today's practice.
We're going to be doing something called Bucks breathing today,
Which is essentially exactly as it sounds.
We're going to be breathing and putting in pauses within the breathwork practice that are all equal to each other.
So find a comfortable seat or lay down.
Allow your eyes to close.
Bring your awareness to your breathing.
And as you find stillness in the body,
See if you can relax even just the outer layer.
Be that physical,
Mental,
Or maybe more energetic.
Begin to deepen your breath,
Starting to match your inhales with the length of your exhales,
Which is essentially just slowing down your exhale breath ever so slightly.
And we're going to start to count out the breathing here.
So let's take an exhale together.
We'll empty all the air out.
Breathe in two,
Three,
Four.
Pause two,
Three,
Four.
Exhale two,
Three,
Four.
Pause two,
Three,
Four.
Inhale two,
Three,
Four.
Pause two,
Three,
Four.
Exhale two,
Three,
Four.
Pause two,
Three,
Four.
Breathe in two,
Three,
Four.
Pause two,
Three,
Four.
Exhale two,
Three,
Four.
Pause two,
Three,
Four.
Breathe in two,
Three,
Four.
Pause two,
Three,
Four.
Exhale two,
Three,
Four.
Pause two,
Three,
Four.
Breathe in two,
Three,
Four.
Pause two,
Three,
Four.
Exhale two,
Three,
Four.
Pause two,
Three,
Four.
Breathe in,
Pause,
Exhale,
Pause.
Breathe in,
Pause,
Exhale,
Pause.
Breathe in,
Pause,
Exhale,
Pause.
Continue that on your own.
Option here to add in another two counts.
So either stay with the four count breath if that feels good for your lung capacity,
Or maybe come along with me and we'll try a six count.
Wherever you are,
Find a full exhale breath,
Empty completely.
Breathe in two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six.
Pause two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six.
Exhale two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six.
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six.
Breathe in two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six.
Pause two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six.
Exhale two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six.
Pause two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six.
Breathe in two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six.
Pause two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six.
Exhale two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six.
Pause two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six.
Breathe in,
Pause,
Exhale,
Pause.
Breathe in,
Pause,
Exhale,
Exhale,
Pause.
Breathe in and pause,
Exhale,
Pause.
A few rounds like that on your own.
Nice deep inhale breath,
Fill up,
And exhale.
Let go of any specific breathing,
With your eyes closed.
Just notice how you feel.
Notice if there's a shift,
Maybe the heart rate is slowed,
Or the body feels a little more relaxed,
Or the brain or the thoughts have sort of slowed down and moved into the background a little more.
This practice is very powerful and very effective in helping when we're in stressful situations,
Anxious situations,
Even excited situations,
And we want to calm the body.
Thank you so much for joining me for this practice today.
Enjoy the rest of your day.
Namaste.
