10 Sighing Breaths

This short guided meditation begins with a brief check-in, followed by 10 slow, deep, sighing breaths into the belly. This simple breathing practice helps calm the nervous system, release physical tension, and bring your attention back to the present moment. Use it whenever you feel stressed, overwhelmed, anxious, or need a reset.

Transcript

And welcome to the session. Today we're going to practice. Some basic breath work. For calm and relaxation. Before we begin. Take a quick mental stock of how you are feeling. How stressed are you? Is your mind or body tense? As your mental state. In this moment. Whatever your answer is. It's okay. In a moment. We are going to use the principles of breathwork to calm and relax our body. In turn, Our mind. The principles of breathwork are simple. We breathe in through the nose. Low into the belly. And slow. Just a little bit slower than what you were doing. Knows. And slow. So with that said, Let's take 10 deep breaths together. I'm going to add an audible sigh. If you would like you can add that little bit to the practice. For some extra release. Let's begin. Hmmmmmmmm Hmmmmmmmmmmmm Hmmmmmmmmmmmm Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Hmmmmmmmmmm Hmmmmmmmmmmmm Hmmmmmmmmmmmm Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Hmmmmmmmmmmmm Hmmmmmmmmmmmm So how did you go? How are you feeling in this moment? What is the level of tension? In the body. In the mind. The simple practice. Breathing in through the nose, Low into the belly and slow. Perhaps with a sighing out-breath as well. Is always available to you. And I encourage you to use it at any time. I'll return to this session if needed. I'll see you then