The Sigh of Relief is your central nervous system's check-in with the body. This instinctually happens every 5-10 minutes, but incorporating this breathing technique provides great benefits.
Your exhale accompanied by a sigh, loud or soft, switches on your parasympathetic nervous system inviting you to relax. You're giving a signal to your nervous system and body that says, "Ah, I'm okay."
When I perform the sigh of relief, I am letting it R.A.I.N (Recognize, Accept, Investigate, Notice). Those four actions firmly root me in the present moment. Those actions allow me to:
RECOGNIZE where I am in the moment;
ACCEPT this moment as is, not as I wish it was;
INVESTIGATE what I need or am experiencing; and
NOTICE what I notice, which means observation without evaluation, mindfulness.
Several rounds of this breathing technique is a time to nurture yourself.
Settle in. Live the Moment. Sigh it out. Let it R.A.I.N.
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