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3 Minutes to Destress

by Peggy Sealfon

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Activate the relaxation response to enter an integrated state so mind and body function more optimally. In minutes, calm the nervous system and regain focus.

RelaxationCalmFocusTension ReleaseBreathingEmotional ReleaseThought ObservationEnergyStraw BreathingEnergy ReplenishmentDe StressingNeck And Shoulder RelaxationThird Eye

Transcript

Hi,

I'm Peggy Sielfan.

I'm a personal development coach and I'd like to guide you into a very simple relaxation technique that can restore,

Renew and revitalize in just a few minutes.

It can bring you into an integrated state and even bring you into the zone.

So begin by sitting comfortably,

Close your eyes,

Take a nice full deep breath in through your nose,

Let go with a really big sigh,

Letting out tensions,

Letting out expectations.

Allow yourself to be present.

Shift from thinking and doing to just feeling and being.

We'll release tensions in the neck with a nice full deep inhalation through your nose as you exhale gently.

Lower your left ear towards your left shoulder.

No stress,

No force,

Just gently.

Breathe.

Slow deep breaths.

Now inhaling deeply,

Bring your head back to center.

As you exhale,

Lower your right ear towards your right shoulder.

Feel that resistance on the left side of the neck and just breathe into it.

Let it go.

Inhaling deeply,

Bring your head back to center.

And I'll guide you now into a very simple breathing technique.

Begin by taking a nice full deep breath in through your nose.

As you exhale,

Blow the air out through gently pursed lips as if you're blowing through a straw.

Make the exhalation a little bit longer than each inhalation and just continue this deep,

Slow breathing.

Blowing out tensions,

Expectations,

Fears,

Anxieties,

Worries,

Frustrations,

Angers,

Empty them out.

They're not serving you.

Blow them out to make room so that you can breathe in new energies and infinite possibilities.

Really be fully engaged in the sound of your own breathing.

After the next full exhalation,

Allow your breath to resume naturally and just bring your focus to the middle of your brow center and the middle of your forehead.

And now just give yourself permission to drop into relaxation and drop into stillness.

As thoughts come up,

Just notice them.

You are not your thoughts.

So let them come and let them go.

And if thoughts become disturbing,

Just resume that breathing technique we just did,

The straw breath,

And come back to focusing on the middle of the brow center and allow yourself to revitalize in just these few minutes.

So as you drop into stillness,

You may stay here for as long as you like,

Or you may now open your eyes and come back into the day.

I wish you well.

Meet your Teacher

Peggy SealfonNaples, FL, USA

4.5 (844)

Recent Reviews

Shannon

November 18, 2021

Quick and effective relaxation. short enough to do on my work breaks. ❤️

Laura

October 21, 2021

Much needed right now Thank you!

Jaimie

April 8, 2021

I use this meditation regularly as I receive such benefit from both your words and the techniques (so effective for only 3 mins)! Thank you so much!

Jo

October 25, 2020

Perfect ! Quick and effective rebalance for me. With metta

cynthia

May 7, 2020

A nice break in the middle of the day. Thanks!

James

May 2, 2019

🔥 ♥️ Very nicely done❗️

Celeste

April 24, 2019

Very nice mini break! Thank you.

Laura

March 7, 2019

Short sweet and to the point. It was great!

DesertBird

March 5, 2019

Good for re-centering in the middle of busy times! Thank you.

Lizzie

January 25, 2019

Perfect way to get ready for me work day🚑🚑🚑 Thank you

Lucas

December 22, 2018

Very relaxing meditation in a short period of time.

Serene

December 8, 2018

Thanks for sharing

Fran

November 27, 2018

Thank you for this so effective meditation. I really could slow down. Namaste

moechte

August 11, 2018

A dew deep breaths improve several (stressful) situations for me, so thanks for reminding me!

Juanita

June 8, 2018

Perfect. This helped really quickly. Well done!

Kurani

February 26, 2018

very powerful short relaxation

Geoff

December 12, 2017

Really great, short practice. I'll be using these breaths everytime I park up and have finished driving to shed the stress and centre me for the day ahead

Josie

November 7, 2017

Just wanted to thank you. You have a beautiful voice.

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