Quick Calm: 3-Minute Breathing Reset

Experience the calming power of the 3-5-8 breathwork technique. A simple yet profound practice to release stress, ground your energy, and return to balance. This short session helps you slow down, expand your breath, and settle into presence. Whether you’re looking to relax, refocus, or prepare for restful sleep, these few mindful minutes can shift your body and mind into a state of ease. Press play, breathe deeply, and reset.

Transcript

This is the 3, 5, 8 breath. It is a 3 second inhale, 5 second hold, And 8 second exhale. When you take in this 3 second breath, I'm wanting you to breathe into your fullest inhale capacity. This would require you lifting your posture, Expanding your shoulders, And when you hold for the 5 seconds, You're holding that posture, You're harnessing the positive energy of that strong, Deep inhale. And then whenever you exhale for the 8, It is a very long, Slow, Parasympathetic, Relaxing 8 second exhale to the very bottom. We will begin now with an inhale for 3, 2, 1. Hold 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Exhale for 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. And again, Inhale 2, Hold for 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Exhale 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Another round. In, Hold, Exhale. In for 3, Hold for 5, Exhale for 8. Inhale, Long, Tall, Strong, Hold that strength, Presence, Power. Exhale, Extended, Flowing, Releasing, Grounding. One more, In for 3, Hold for 5. Exhale for 8, Hold for 5, Exhale for 8. Very good. Adjust your breath, Reconnect to neutral, Calm breathing, And thank you for practicing.

Reviews

Very easy practice to work in any time you need a quick reset! Will definitely come back to this one!!