Your Breath is your connection to the Divine and can help you release tension and fear from your body.
This breathing and meditation practice is an introduction to The Breathe Release it All Practice. This recorded practice will guide you through a Breathing practice session and mini Heal What Hurts meditation.
Breathing practice tips & tricks:
You can do the practice seated or resting on your back. Most students prefer relaxing on their backs until the practice becomes more familiar.
We recommend that you breathe in and out through your mouth and focus on getting your breath into your chest. The pace is faster than your normal breathing and will induce deep relaxation and connection to your Spirit. The speed is guided.
Feel and sense your body as much as you can during your practice. It is normal to feel some tingling in your limbs.
You hold your breath on the out-breath and relax deeply. If the breath-hold feels challenging, you can always take a breath and start your breath-hold again. Over time the breath-hold becomes easier. Don’t force anything.
If you continue to find it hard to hold your breath for 30 seconds, you can practice deeper breathing by laying on your belly, drawing your breath into your lower abdomen, and releasing it all the way. This will engage your diaphragm and gradually teach your body to breathe more deeply and slowly.
Sometimes, you might feel tingling all over the body and tightness around the limbs. In longer, deeper breathing practices you can even feel your arms
The mini Heal What Hurts meditation that follows your breathing practice guides you to feel the emotional energy in your body. Sometimes, the breathing practice will help stuck emotions rise to the surface for release. It is normal to have tears during breathing practice, and the release is often accompanied by a sense of relief.
Remember, Breathing Practice and Heal What Hurts Meditation is not a substitute for therapy. If you do your practice and feel overwhelmed, we recommend you stop the practice and seek professional help.