Welcome to a five minute practice called breathing through a straw,
Which is going to help calm your mind.
It's a great practice to do for maintenance to keep your body,
Mind and spirit calm.
But remember that you can use any breathing tool as needed throughout the day as well.
This is a great tool to use as you feel stress,
Anxiety,
Overwhelm start to creep up.
Do a few cycles of this breathing technique and see if it helps calm your mind and get you through those moments that can be a bit testing.
So for this practice,
We're going to be breathing in through the nose normally.
And then as we exhale,
We're going to extend the exhale longer than the inhale and breathe out as if we have a straw on our lips.
So you're going to be breathing out through pursed lips and breathe all the air out empty tank.
Then we'll inhale through the nose and exhale through a straw.
All the air out.
So you can start to join me now as we inhale through the nose,
Allow the belly and ribs to expand and exhale all the air out through a straw through your lips,
Through the imaginary straw.
And nothing's forceful.
You don't want to feel like you're trying to push the air out.
Let it flow as if you're blowing to create the wind in the sky.
Everything's with ease and comfortable.
Everything's relaxing.
And with each exhale,
Allow your body to relax even further.
Whether you're sitting up,
Lying down or even standing,
You can do this technique in through the nose and exhale all the air out.
Allowing the shoulders to melt away from the ears.
Allowing your jaw to relax,
Your face muscles to relax.
Feel the gravity underneath of you holding you.
Know that you are fully safe in this moment.
You're fully supported.
You're nourishing your body with these deep breaths.
Inhaling through the nose,
Exhaling through the mouth,
Through a straw.
When you're ready,
You can join my count.
We're going to do a few breaths together now.
We're going to breathe in through the nose and out through a straw.
In through the nose,
Out through a straw.
In through the nose,
Out through a straw.
In through the nose,
Out through a straw.
In through the nose,
Out through a straw.
In through the nose,
And out through a straw.
And now just returning to your natural breath.
In and out softly through the nose.
Noticing how you feel in your body,
How you feel in your mind after breathing through a straw.
And know that you can always use this tool.
Your breath is always accessible to you.
It's free.
You can breathe no matter what position you are in,
Wherever you are.
I hope that this helped.
I hope you're feeling calm and relaxed.
And continue on for a few minutes if you wish.
Use this tool as you need.
Have a beautiful day.
