Greetings,
I'm Jerry Givens and today's technique is Samavritti Pranayama or the balanced breath.
This technique helps to balance out energy in your body,
Balances the hemispheres of the brain and essentially we're trying to make the length of your inhale and exhale equal.
This technique can be done seated or lying down,
Just make sure that you're comfortable.
So let's get started.
Allowing the eyes to close,
Become aware of your breath.
Be aware of the breath moving through the nostrils.
Noticing the breath at the back of your throat.
And being aware of your breath in your body,
The body expanding as you inhale,
Relaxing contracting as you exhale.
And just continue to notice this natural breath,
Not forcing it,
But just tuning in deeper.
And now with your awareness on the breath,
We'll begin to shape it by engaging Samavritti,
The balanced breath.
So with your next inhale,
Inhale for the count of six.
One,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six.
And then exhale for the count of six.
One,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six.
And again,
Inhaling for the count of six,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six.
Exhaling for the count of six,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six.
Please continue on your own.
Exhaling and exhaling for a six-count rhythm.
And as you're getting used to this technique,
You might notice some efforting and a way to help expand the breath or to reach the six-count inhale and exhale.
You can think about bringing more breath into the body with each inhale and expelling more breath from the body with each exhale.
But the more sustainable way to do so is to slow down the intake of breath through the nostrils as you inhale and to slow down the output of breath as you exhale.
Slowly inhaling for the count of six and slowly exhaling for the count of six.
Inhaling for the count of six.
Exhaling for the count of six.
And what may occur as you continue this practice is that the efforting to reach those six-count breaths will lessen.
It'll feel more natural.
Inhaling for the count of six.
Exhaling for the count of six.
We'll continue this pranayama or breathing technique for just a couple more rounds.
Continue to go at the six-count pace.
There's no need to rush.
Take your time getting there,
But as you finish this next six-count exhalation,
Release the technique and just feel the quality of your breath as it comes to its now normal state.
You may also check in with the quality of your mind.
How is your mind doing after this practice?
So when you're ready,
Allow yourself to take a deeper,
Fuller breath.
Take your time as you gently allow the eyes to open,
Returning to your space or maybe even moving into a meditation practice.
Namaste.
