Eternal Breath For Harmony And Calm

This Eternal Breath breathing exercise is simple yet profound. Despite its simplicity, it's a way of breathing that can be mesmerising as it can reveal increasingly more subtle layers in your inner experience.

It's also a breath technique that induces coherence between brain, heart and body: it harmonises heart-rate variability (HRV), brings the nervous system into a ventral state (open, social, safe), supports mental clarity and emotional resilience.

You can do this breathing technique at any moment of the day - even during your daily activities. Doing this breath exercise 3 times a day for 5 minutes has been shown to train a new (ventral) baseline for your nervous system, increase resilience against stress, improve sleep and mood, and improves the HRV.

Transcript

Eternal breath. Sit comfortably. Or lay down. Both is fine. And for this breathing exercise, Where you don't hold to a certain rhythm. You can just follow the natural rhythm of your body. And it might be that during the exercise, Your breath may slow down. And that's fine. We try to keep an equal length between the in-breath and the out-breath. You can just approximately keep that equal length. You don't have to count. And as we breathe in, We try to melt the in-breath into the out-breath. And as we breathe out, We try to melt the out-breath into the in-breath. So there's no pause between the in-breath and the out-breath. And no pause between the out-breath and the in-breath. It becomes like a circle. And we try to smoothen out the breath. So let's try. To prepare, Let's take a deep breath in, Just natural deep breath. Release and relax your breath out. And when you're ready. You start breathing in through the nose. And as your in-breath reaches the top, It slows down and you try to melt it smoothly into the out-breath, Also through the nose. And as you reach the bottom of your out-breath. You try to smoothly transition it into the in-breath. So both the in-breath melts into the out-breath. Bottom of the out-breath melts into the in-breath. Keep going at your own rhythm, At your own pace. And smoothen out your breath. Let it be a soft breath, Easy breath. A gentle but full breath. Your belly is involved in the breath. Your ribs, Maybe your chest even. And notice how it feels when your breaths are melting into each other. Enjoy the sensation of the out-breath melting into the in-breath. In-breath melting into the out-breath. Relax your body. If you notice that you're building up any tension. Then maybe you take a deep breath in between and release out through the mouth to release the tension. And then continue again when you're comfortable. And maybe you notice that as you breathe in. Your attention also rises to the top of the body. Head and shoulders. And as you breathe out, Your attention may drop. To the lower body, Pelvic floor, Buttocks. Hips, Let your attention travel with the breath. Maybe it feels like a circle to you, Maybe like a figure eight. And you keep smoothing out the out-breath into the in-breath and the in-breath into the out-breath. Can you make the breath? Even softer. Can you enjoy the breath? Can you soften into it. We'll do a few more breaths. At your own pace. Melting the breaths into each other smoothly. Enjoying and trying to relax into the breathing. Let's do one more breath. And whenever you're ready. Maybe you bring a little bit of movement to the body. Maybe you rub the hands or you stretch out. Make a movement, That feels good. And come back to your natural breath, Your normal breath. You can do this breathing exercise whenever you like. It harmonizes the entire inner world, All the inner systems, The heart rate, The nervous system. Everything is harmonized with this simple, Eternal breath. And you can do it mornings, Evenings, But also throughout your day. You can even do it while you are doing an activity, Like cooking or walking. Or any kind of daily activity. Enjoy!