Six Deep Breaths

A go-to self-care practice for a quick and simple reset throughout the day. Six deep breaths can be enough to change your physiology, your mood, and your mindset. Practice it as often as you can or as often as necessary to invite yourself to the present moment and check in with yourself.

Music by Chris Collins
Photo by Rachelle Niemann

Transcript

Hi there and welcome.

Today we're going to practice one of my favorite self-care practices,

The practice of taking six deep and intentional breaths.

It is best if you can breathe these six deep breaths diaphragmatically,

Meaning as you breathe you contract the diaphragm,

Expand the belly,

And deepen your inhalation and exhalation.

Or more simply,

Breathe in and out of your belly area.

Taking the time to practice six deep diaphragmatic breaths can help to reset your mood,

Your physiology,

And potentially even your mind with a quick and simple practice that you can come back to again and again.

I'm going to offer prompts throughout this for the inhales and exhales,

But feel free to breathe at a pace that serves you best.

I invite you to at least make it a little slower and a little more deep than you normally breathe.

Take a moment now to settle in and bring yourself to this present moment.

Go ahead and empty your breath,

And let's begin.

Take a nice deep inhale,

And a nice deep exhale,

And another inhale,

And exhale.

And a third inhale,

And exhale.

And a fourth inhale,

And exhale.

And another inhale,

And exhale.

And one more nice deep breath in,

Maybe the deepest breath you've taken all day.

And one more nice,

Deep,

Equally long exhale.

Now settle into a breath that feels comfortable for you,

And maybe take a moment now to notice how you feel.

You can repeat this practice as often as you need,

And come back to it for a quick and simple way to bring you back to the present moment.

Reviews

Thank you so much for the compassionate guiding 💛

Also thank you for reminding everyone go with their own pace!

Alot of breathing exercises go ahead so fast that it puts soo much pressure on 😨 This one was amazing, felt no pressure!

Simple and so effective. Breathing deeply and with intention is a wonderful way to start the day. Thank you!

Simple but really effective practice for when you have just a few minutes.