Breathwork For Stress Relief

Breathwork to soothe the mind, and get into the body. Most helpful for stress, anxiety, and wavering thoughts that come up during meditation. This is also very helpful to do before diving into a deep meditation.

Transcript

All right, So our first breath work exercise, What we're gonna do is we're gonna try to bring that energy from the floor all the way up to the head and releasing, Making sure that you're pressing your tongue out, Everything. So the purpose of this breath work, We do this every single week and this is gonna be something that we're gonna be consistently doing. So with this breath work, We wanna make sure that any type of, You can even think about the pent up energy aggression that you may have towards somebody or something. Imagine it pulling from your feet all the way up to the top of the head and then once it gets to the top of the head, We are releasing that energy out from our bodies and then as we take that breath in, Just kind of imagine that positive energy and just that stress relief coming down into the body, All right? So we are about to do 10 of these breaths. So once again, Breathing from the floor all the way to the head. And return to your normal pattern of breathing. Return back to the basics, Kind of check in with the body, Seeing how it feels, Really feeling what tension and stress you release and where that stress, Tension, Anger, Anxiety was being held. Was it being held in the feet? Was it being held in the knees? Was it being held in the hips? Was it being held in the shoulders? Was it being held in the jaw? Was it being held in the forehead? Release the forehead and just breathe for a few seconds and wherever you are doing these breathing techniques and breathing patterns, Remember that this time is for you. Whatever's going on around you, Just let it be there. There's nothing to change about it, Nothing to fix. It's just a part of your impermanent awareness. So remember that everything in life is impermanent. It comes and it goes, Just like a car passing outside. It comes and it goes, Just like life. We come into life, We live life and then we leave life. So just take a moment, Breathing deep into the belly, Making sure that every time that we take a breath in, The belly is blowing up like a balloon and relaxing. Let's go ahead and take 10 breaths, Finding our awareness in our bodies and really being aware of how our body feels. Let's go ahead and take 10 breaths. Very nice. Hope you're feeling. That's it. Hope you're feeling. Now we're going to go into a breath work slash visualization where we are going to make sure that our inhale is longer than our exhale. And as we inhale, We are just going to be aware of our thoughts. And we're going to hold for four seconds once we inhale for five to six seconds. And then we're going to release. And as you release, It will be as if you are breathing through or breathing into a straw. So for example, We're going to be breathing in. And making sure that once again on the exhale that we are releasing those thoughts that are coming up. So we are creating space in our mind for the creation of something new. Once again, Five second inhale through the mouth, Four second hold and four seconds exhale. We'll do 10 breaths this way. Be aware. Let's begin. One, Two, Three, Four. One, Two, Three, Four. One, Two, Three, Four. Two more. And last breath. And just relax. Returning back to our normal pattern of breathing. Checking in, Were you able to allow those thoughts to be released with your breath? Were you able to hold your attention on your thoughts as you were breathing in? So checking in, Where is the tension in the body and want to identify that area of tension, Just release. Relaxing the shoulders, Relaxing the hips, The knees, The feet, The forehead and the jaw. Once again, Just becoming aware. What are the sensations that you're feeling? Are you feeling tingly, Warm, Cool, Spikes? And just allow those sensations to be there. Very nice. Very nice. All right. Now we're going to go into our weekly Wim Hof breathing. So once again, Remembering with our Wim Hof breathing that we're breathing all in through the mouth, Expanding the belly and just letting go. Inhale and exhale. Once again, Just an inhale and exhale. We'll do this for 20 breaths and at our 20th breath, Thanks. At our 20th breath, We will be releasing all the air and hold it. And we will hold without any air for as long as possible. And the purpose of this is to oxygenate the body. So with the 20 breaths, We are already bringing in more oxygen than what you take in typically during the whole day in a single period. So we're going to allow our bodies to recalibrate themselves as you sit with no inhale. And you'll be surprised at how long you'll be able to sit with no inhale. Most of the time when you think about holding your breath, We are holding without breath. So once again, 20 rounds through the mouth, Breathing in, Filling the belly and letting go. All right. Let's begin breathing in and letting go. And then and letting go. Five more. Five more. Rescued Once again, When you feel the need to breathe, Breathe in deep. Take in the extra air and release. Breathing in once again with the body. How does it feel after the first 20 breaths compared to the first entrance into the breathwork for today? Once again, Just relaxing. And we're going to do another 20 breaths. This time it's going to be a little bit different. We're going to add a visualization to our 20 breaths. So if you are in a place where you can put your hand on your heart, The thing we're going to do is really feel our energy as we do this. So and on every inhale, We are going to be imagining an individual that's in our life that we love on every inhale. Excuse me. And on every exhale, We are going to be imagining that love that we are inhaling, Exhaling to them. And you can even if you can in that moment, Visualize a time where you are sending them love and they feel most loved from you and you feel most loved from them. Once again, This is occurring on every inhale. You are imagining that individual that you love so much and you are embodying that love and then on that exhale, You're sending them that love. We'll do 20 breaths. Once again, At that final breath, You're just going to hold all that air out. No air coming in for as long as you can. And when you feel the need to breathe, Taking that breath of air, Breathe in a little extra, Hold it for a few seconds and release. So hand over the heart, Get creative, Get imaginative, Use that child brain and let's begin. One, Two, Three, Four. Four more. Five, Six, Seven, Eight. Six, Seven, Eight. When you feel the need to breathe, Breathe in. Little extra. And let it go. Nice. How was that? Were you able to feel the love and send the love? I know that may have been a little bit fast, So on our third round, We're going to slow down our inhales and exhales so we give ourselves a moment to feel and sit. So for now, Just checking in with body relaxing. Just being mindful, Being aware of our thoughts. Where are our thoughts going? Because they're always going, They're coming and they're going. So where are they coming from and where are they going? And the answer is the same for both. Nowhere. All right. Round three of our Wim Hof meditation with a love sutra, You could call it. Once again, We're going to be breathing in through the mouth and letting go through the mouth as well. And hand over the heart. And as we breathe in, Once again, We want to remember that we are breathing in that love that we have for that one individual. You can keep it the same for as far as the individual or you can change what individual you are breathing in that love from and breathing out that love to. Once again, We're doing 30 breaths at our final breath. We're going to be exhaling out all of the air and holding. We want our bodies to recalibrate with the oxygen, The new oxygen that we've given it. And when you feel the need to breathe, You're going to breathe in a little extra and letting go. All right. Let's begin breathing in. Letting go. Breathing in. Letting go. Letting go. Letting go. Letting go. Letting go. Five more. Last one. Five more. And breathing in. A little extra. And letting go. Nice. I felt really good. Hope you feel just as good as I do. Despite the allergy piece. So once again, Just doing our final check in. Checking in with the body. How does it feel? Cold? Warm? Tingly? Spiky? Do you feel open? Heavy? Do you feel sneezy? Once again, Just checking in with our body after our breath work. Did you release the energy that you felt was needed in there? Did you allow your thoughts to run your meditation and breath work or did you allow your breath work to run your thoughts? Nice. Awesome, Guys. Good deal. Well, That is our breath work for the day. Once again, We are here every Thursday doing our breathing, Getting in that good oxygen and releasing. So hope to see you guys back next week. And don't forget about our yoga tomorrow at noon with Leticia. So she will be taking over the live for the Jefferson Street South Museum. And don't forget about Saturday. We have our Saturday morning meditations with Shay or myself. And of course, Next Thursday, 6 o'clock. So hope to see you guys then. Oh, Not tomorrow, Sorry. Next Friday. Next Friday at 12, We have our yoga. And Saturday, This Saturday and every following Saturday, We will have our meditations. So you can always join either on stream or you can always join in person. I'll always take the company. So all right, Guys. Have a great rest of your day. Stay blessed. Love you. Bye.