Practices
By practicing breathing exercises, you can learn to breathe deeply, which can promote feelings of calmness and relaxation. This, in turn, can aid in making sound decisions and managing stressful situations effectively. When we experience anxiety, emotional distress, anger, or worry, our bodies enter a state of fight or flight. Engaging in breathwork can help us return to the present moment and reconnect with our true selves.
Lions Breath
Roar like a mighty lion. This great practice is a great practice to let go of BIG emotions (anger, sadness, fear) and to build energy to keep you energised. This breathing exercise helps calm your body, and relax your mind.
The practice:
Step 1 Sit with your legs crossed.
Step 2 Take a deep breath through your nose for 3 seconds and hold for 1 second.
Step 3 Open your mouth, stretch out your tongue, open your eyes wide, and let your breath out through your mouth with a loud “ROAR!”. Let all of your air out.
Step 4 Repeat this step 5 times.
Box Breathing
This can also be called square breathing. Box breathing is fun! It is fast, easy and a beautiful way to begin to introduce a deep breath.
The practice:
Step 1 Sit with your legs crossed.
Step 2 Take a deep breath through your nose for 4 seconds counts.
Step 3 Hold for 4 counts.
Step 4 Release the breath for 4 counts.
Step 5 Hold for 4 counts.
Step 6 Repeat this step 5 times.
Snake Breathing
Breath is life! Breath helps to relax the body. Snake breath is a very ancient yogic breathing exercise. Today we are going to keep it very simple. Snake Breath is very cooling, can you feel it?
The practice:
Step 1 Sit with your legs crossed.
Step 2 Take a deep breath through your nose for 3 seconds and hold for 1 second.
Step 3 Breathe out while making a hissing sound resembling a snake.
Step 4 Repeat this step 5 times.
Breathing bubbles
This is another fun practice that allows you to use your imagination. If you have bubbles at home, you can use them too. Breathing Bubbles is a simple breathing practice to help you cope with big emotions.
The practice:
Step 1 Sit with your legs crossed.
Step 2 Take a deep breath through your nose.
Step 3 As you exhale out of your mouth, imagine bubbles exploding everywhere.
Step 4 I invite you to imagine popping these bubbles. It’s super fun.
Step 5 Repeat this step 5 times.
