Today we'll be practicing a great detoxification breath that I recommend doing a few rounds of this every morning to shake up the lungs and to get your blood pumping.
So standing up,
And if standing isn't an option for you right now,
You can do this seated.
And I'll explain the practice before you begin.
If you're standing,
Stand with your feet wide apart,
Wider than your hips,
And bend your knees.
Place your hands on your thighs,
So you're bracing yourselves with your hands,
Arms straight.
Take a deep breath in through the nose and lengthen your spine,
Keeping the knees bent.
And breathe out sharply through pursed lips as you bend forward,
Overbent legs,
Bending your arms as you do so.
Once you get to the end of your exhale,
And you're on,
On the same exhale,
You're going to pulse out any further air left in the lungs.
I like to imagine this bit at the end as though I'm literally ringing out the final drops of air left.
So it will sound like this.
Then you'll inhale again through the nose as you lift yourself back up,
Back to the starting position with bent knees,
Long spine,
And hands braced on the thighs.
Great,
Let's do this together.
And if you're doing this seated,
You could still brace your arms on your thighs and simply lean forward in your seat as you exhale.
So,
So find your starting position,
Either seated with your hands on your thighs or feet wide apart,
Knees bent,
And hands on the thighs,
Arms straight.
Take a deep breath in through your nose as you lengthen your spine.
Now exhale out through pursed lips strongly as you bend forwards.
And when you get to the end of the exhale,
Pulse out the remaining air in the lungs.
Then breathe in through the nose,
Lift up.
And we'll go again.
Exhale,
Bend forwards at the end of the exhale,
Pulse out that remaining breath.
Inhale through the nose,
Lift up.
And for the final time,
Exhale,
Bend forwards,
Pulse out the remaining breath,
Get to the very end of your exhale.
Breathe in through the nose,
Lift up.
And now just allow your body to come into a natural standing position.
So move your feet a bit closer together,
Straighten your legs,
And just breathe normally.
And just notice,
Notice how you feel.
Notice any shifts or changes that breathing has made in the space around your lungs,
In your belly,
Or any other parts of your body.
