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Breath For Deep Sleep

by Dr. Justin Ternes

Rated
4.6
Type
guided
Activity
Meditation
Suitable for
Everyone
Plays
349

This guided breathwork practice is designed to help you release tension, quiet the mind, and prepare your body for restful sleep. Using gentle, calming breathing techniques, you’ll shift your nervous system into a state of deep relaxation, making it easier to drift off naturally. Whether you struggle with racing thoughts at bedtime or simply want to create a more peaceful evening routine, this practice will support you in finding calm, comfort, and ease as you settle into sleep.

BreathworkSleepRelaxationMindfulnessDeep BreathingRhythmic BreathingConnected BreathingBreath HoldingMuscle Relaxation

Transcript

Welcome to a breath for sleep practice brought to you by True Self Health.

First I want you to take a deep breath in all the way in deep all the way and let it go.

Focusing on filling up to the fullest capacity of your lungs in all the way and let it go.

Another full deep breath hold at the top inhale another sip in hold it and let it go.

Shift into gentle breathing shifting your weight side to side adjusting your body.

Now we will enter a rhythmical breath conscious connected breathing no pause at the top no pause at the bottom your focus is on inhaling all the way exhaling right after.

And we begin deep breath in and let it go.

All in and let it go.

Rhythmical in and relaxed out deep breath in and connecting the inhale to relaxing the body into the bed.

Feel the rhythm of the breath and slowing your breath a little bit slowing the heart rate.

Let's go slower even with our breath deep.

Five second in and out.

Inhale hold it deep another sip holding.

As you hold feel the tension of your body access the strength of your physical muscles tightening just ever so slightly exhale relax all your muscles let it go.

So relaxed breathing and into another layer of deep rhythmical breath all the way in deep feeling and extending the exhale a little bit longer exhale deep breath in all the way in another sip long and slower longer exhale deep another sip two more like this in another sip long extended exhale in another sip gentle breathing relaxed breathing making any tiny adjustments in the body helping you sink even deeper into calm relaxation slow gentle breaths but also full deep breaths and let this rhythm carry you into sleep

Meet your Teacher

Dr. Justin TernesBentonville, AR, USA

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