Box Breathing To Smooth Out The Rough Edges

Let’s dive into a relaxing breathing technique called Box Breathing.. This approach is perfect for creating a sense of calm and helping you find your balance. It’s super easy to learn, and the best part is that you can take it with you wherever you go. Let’s get started and smooth out those rough edges!

Transcript

Hi there.

So we're going to work on a little bit of box breathing.

And this idea with breathing like a box,

Like a square,

It can kind of help us to smooth out some of the rough edges in our hearts and in our minds and in our bodies.

And so we're not going to write all the wrongs of the world or whatever we feel is going wrong for us.

What we can do is give ourself just maybe a little bit of energy,

A moment just to pause and feel like we can dust ourself off a little bit.

So find a comfortable place.

You can be just about anywhere and you can do it with your eyes opened or closed.

And I'm going to count for you and allow you just to listen and take it in.

We want to think about breathing to the top for a count of four.

There's a light pause for four and then we breathe out for four and we try to stay empty for four.

So it's like a box.

It has four sides.

And so we're smoothing out some of those rough edges.

And you are thinking about trying to get that breath to happen in and out through the nose.

And that's going to help to just balance out the nervous system a little bit as well.

So find that comfortable spot,

Eyes opened or closed,

You decide,

You choose.

And then let's begin.

Breathe in for a count of two and three and four.

And lightly hold it at the top for two and three and four.

And then exhaling for two and three and four.

And remaining empty for two and three and four.

Inhale for two and three and four.

Pause for two and three and four.

Exhale for two and three and four.

And remain empty for two and three and four.

Inhale for two and three and four.

Lightly pause for two and three and four.

And exhale for two and three and four.

And remaining empty for two and three and four.

One more round.

Inhale for two and three and four.

Hold it for two and three and four.

And then exhale for two and three and four.

Remaining empty for two and three and four.

Take a big breath in and gentle sigh out.

Maybe repeat that a few more times.

So anytime you need it,

That idea of breathing and lightly internally counting and then those little pauses,

It's just enough sometimes to start to feel as though we can get a little bit of clarity.

So just a little bit of box breathing can go a long way.

Until next time,

Take it one breath at a time.