The Conscious Connected Breath
This Breath practice is a CONSCIOUS CONNECTED BREATH. It is a lovely breath that is the basis for lots of other breathing exercises. The constant flow of energy is for healing and encourages an open breath movement to maximise our lung capacity and efficiency. You may feel the pace is slightly faster than usual, but there should be no force.
Although the breath practice helps to strengthen our mind/body connection, Conscious Connected breathing brings your awareness to what you are experiencing and how you are feeling in your body rather than your mind/thought process. You are relaxed but completely awake and strengthening the rest and digest part of your nervous system, the parasympathetic nervous system, so you finish feeling peaceful and calm.
4-7-8 Breath PracticeThis is a short breathing exercise to help you to relax or to help you to fall asleep. The 4-7-8 method is a simple breath practice to help you to relax and calm a busy mind. You may like to be completely quiet or you may find soft music will help you to relax or fall asleep more easily. Begin by making yourself as comfortable as possible and I will begin by counting. Please make sure you work at your own pace. Breath in through the nose for a count of 4, Hold for a count of 7, exhale for 8, making a soft whooshing sound through your mouth, Continue with this breath practice until you feel more calm and relaxed or until you fall asleep.
BREATHING EXERCISE SAFETY INFORMATION
THESE BREATHING EXERCISES ARE A GUIDE ONLY. MAKE SURE YOU ALWAYS LISTEN TO YOUR BODY AND DON’T PUSH YOURSELF, PARTICULARLY IF THE BREATH PRACTICE MAKES YOU FEEL UNWELL OR LIGHT HEADED, BRING YOURSELF BACK TO NORMAL BREATHING.
