Day 6 Breath Wave
Find Your Breath
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The breath wave is excellent for down regulating. This breath is an exaggerated box breath and can drop your respiration rate as slow as 2 breaths a minute. The exaggerated nature allows for a deeper exploration of the breath's 4 corners (inhale, inhale hold, exhale, exhale hold).
Place one hand to the heart and the other hand on the belly. As you inhale, try to fill your container from bottom to top, starting in the bottom of the belly, filling through the heart space, then the collarbones to the crown of your head.
Once your container is full, softly drop your exhale. Don't force it. Apply no effort to the exhale. Just let it happen.
After the exhale, find your peace in the exhale hold. Hold as long as feels comfortable. Don't worry about the time. Feel your body relax and peace wash over you like the tide. When your body is ready, let the next wave in.
Just like no two ocean waves are the same, no two breath waves are either. Part of the wave is being in the moment. Observe your breath, but don't evaluate it as good or bad. Don't compare it to the wave before. Stay in the moment.
Listen. Feel. Connect. Find your breath.
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