Morning Breathwork

I begin my morning routine with breath. I find connecting with my breathing, and connecting with my heart through breath, really helps ground, anchor, and open my energy. I learned this technique from Wim Hof. It's a type of hyperventilation and breath-holding that helps release any stagnant energy in the body and helps the body resume its proper order and function.

Transcript

I begin my morning routine with breath.

I find connecting with my breathing,

Connecting with my heart through breath really helps ground anchor and open my energy.

So I want you to find a comfortable place to sit and just start by taking three deep breaths.

And I want you to breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth.

So just breathing in and out.

Take the breaths a little deeper and a little longer than usual.

Again breathing in and breathing out.

Shoulders dropping.

Energy settling.

And last one,

In through the nose and out through the mouth.

This type of slow breathing tells our mind that everything's okay and we can move into a state of calmness more easily.

So with your eyes still closed,

I just want you to see if you can feel your life energy living inside you.

Can you feel the kind of pulse or rhythm of your blood rushing?

And then I want you to bring your attention to your heart,

See if you can connect with its beat.

And I want you to imagine that your heart is breathing.

When we focus on our heart breathing,

It actually creates a sort of opening of the heart center.

And I find the longer I sit with my breath in that way,

It actually begins to change energy and frequency in my body.

One that is far more loving,

Compassionate,

And peaceful.

Now that we're settled on our heart,

We're going to move into a little bit of breathwork now.

This breathing technique I have learned from a teacher by the name of Wim Hof.

It's a type of hyperventilation and breath holding that helps release any stagnant energy in the body and helps the body resume its proper order and function.

You may feel a little bit lightheaded as you do this.

I encourage you to override your instinct to stop and just continue with the process.

Nothing harmful can happen.

In the end,

You will feel a release,

Hopefully,

And a deep peace.

We'll be taking deep inhales through the mouth and out through the mouth.

So in through the mouth and out through the mouth.

We'll be doing this breath for 30 breaths.

And on the last breath,

We're going to exhale fully and hold ourself empty for as long as we are comfortable.

And then we're going to inhale and hold ourselves full for 15 seconds.

And then we'll do one more round of the same breathing.

So just be comfortable and let's begin.

Remember in fully through the mouth,

Out fully through the mouth.

For our last five here,

Let's do the best we can,

Inhaling fully and exhaling,

Inhaling and exhaling.

Fully out on this last exhale and holding your breath now.

We're going to inhale now,

Holding ourselves full for 15 seconds.

Inhale and exhale.

Great job.

We're going to go into our second set of deep breathing,

Inhaling through the mouth again and out through the mouth.

Really great job.

We're down to the last five now.

Give it the best you can.

Fully in and fully out.

And on your last out breath,

Hold yourself empty.

Release and inhale now,

Holding yourself full at the top.

And now release.

Really great job.

Now just sit peacefully for a minute and notice how the energy in your body is feeling.

Notice if there's any spaciousness created or a more peaceful energy pulsing through you.

And just enjoy this for a minute now.

Great job with your breathing.

We're going to move on to meditation now.

Reviews

It was hard at first because I'm new to breath work but I pulled through it and was surprised at how energized I felt when it was over. I will definitely do this again ,thank you.

Enjoyed the breathwork session. It brings lingering peace and a feeling of buzzy energy to start the day.

I’ve tried this breathing technique on my own but it is much easier to keep track of it with this guided meditation. I will make this part of my own morning routine Thank you

Great way to start the day energized ! I got a feeling of expansion and peace at the same time. Thank you Sarah ✨✨

Thank you for sharing this true breath work. I feel more aware of my space and my body waking up very aware of my aurora and my essence. Namaste om

Fabulous way to start for a meditation session 💚 Had doubts about the emphasis on mouth breathing, but it creates a heart-deepening shift. Thank you.

Easy to follow. Will add this to my mornings. Thank you.

Oh I loved this -- I would love a longer breathing session please 🙏

Thank you for reminding me about the wimhoff breathing method!

Beautiful and a powerful beginning to the day, thanks Sarah ✨💫💞

This is really super! Thank you Sarah!! 💫💫🌟🙏🏻💪🏻

This was just what I needed on a grey autumn morning. I will definitely add it before my meditation practice.

An invigorating, positive and heartfelt way to begin a new day. Thank you! 🙏❤️

Wonderful, thank you, Sara🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻Brought back memories of playshops in the nineties🙏🏻🌟💫🌟✨🌟🙏🏻

Perfect way to begin and slide directly into meditation. I love all of Sarah’s teachings. A new favorite is this breath work to enhance meditation

Sitting in morning nature in Cambodia doing this practice
Thank you Sarah, so blessed and grateful for your work 🙏🌏💚

Fantastic! I’ve tried this before with Wym Hoff but your lovely feminine energy makes it much easier for me. Thank you 🙏🏻💕

This! Have been low vibe all month! This opened me up. In meditation I’ve been seeing the light gentle color of gray which I’ve felt has been symbolic of my cold winter vibe. But alas this wonderful meditation by Sarah helped me see sprinkles of yellow color wash away the gray. Loved this. Thank you Sarah!

That was fantastic. Great way to start my day. Thank you Sarah🙏🏻🩷

Loved it; thank-you! Very effective in clearing & revitalizing ✨