Breathing Meditation

Breathing meditation is a mind body practice that has been shown to increase calmness and physical relaxation. It is such an important element to add to our lives while we work to balance our lives and reduce our feelings of overwhelm and stress. While many people feel they don’t have time to add one more thing to their daily lives think of meditation as a way to give your brain a break. We are constantly on and doing things in today’s world. Taking five minutes out of your day to rest your mind can allow you to truly feel connected to yourself.

Breathing Meditation Ideas

One way to add a breathing meditation to your day without sitting down is to do a walking meditation. Go outside for a walk. Leave your music and phone at home and focus on enjoying the sounds around you. Remember when as a child you would look up at the clouds and come up with what they looked like? Channel your inner child and take five minutes to watch the clouds or the flowers and just be in that moment.

A humming meditation is one you can do while driving. Humming has been shown to help reduce stress and blood pressure while increasing lymphatic circulation and melatonin production. It is a simple way to stimulate brain cells and allow the body and mind to become one again. Take a few deep breaths and on the exhale begin to hum until you need to inhale. Do that as many times as you’d like or set a timer. You will feel the results immediately as your body will feel more vibrant and awake.

My final suggestion is to try box breathing. This technique is used by the Navy SEALS as a way for them to stay calm in stressful situations. Starting with a count of four, breathe in for four counts and exhale for four counts. Continue doing this pattern for 5-10 minutes and as you practice this method you can increase the count for both inhales and exhales.
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There are many ways to add meditation into our day without making it feel like one more thing we need to do. Listen in to my podcast episode 15 where I dive deeper into meditation, various ways to meditate and why it’s so good for you.

If you would like to practice more breathing techniques, try a FREE Trial week of our membership to access our online and on demand classes that include some breathwork exercises and meditation exercises.

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