Hello and welcome.
This meditation is called the relaxing meditation because for just a few minutes,
We're going to take a pause in our day and practice what is called the 4-7-8 relaxing breath.
Whenever you're having a day where you feel the opposite of relaxed,
This is a wonderful quick break in your day where you could just pause,
Breathe,
And then go back into your day,
Hopefully feeling more relaxed and ready to take on whatever it is that you're experiencing.
So let's begin.
The 4-7-8 relaxing breath works as follows.
You inhale through the nose for a count of four,
You hold the breath for a count of seven,
And then you exhale through the mouth with a whooshing sound for a count of eight.
I'll demo and then we're going to do it for a few minutes and I'll guide you through the whole thing.
You could just close your eyes and relax.
So here is a demo of it.
We inhale through the nose for four,
We hold that inhale for seven,
And then we exhale through the mouth with a whooshing sound for eight.
If you're ready to begin with me,
Again,
Closing your eyes,
Sitting or lying down in a comfortable space,
And here we go.
Inhale through the nose for four.
Hold your inhale for seven.
Exhale for eight.
Inhale.
Hold.
Exhale.
Inhale.
Hold.
Exhale.
Inhale.
Hold.
Exhale.
Inhale.
Hold.
Exhale.
Inhale.
Hold.
Exhale.
Inhale.
Hold.
Exhale.
Inhale.
Hold.
Exhale.
Inhale.
Hold.
Exhale.
Inhale.
Hold.
Exhale.
Inhale.
Hold.
Exhale.
Two more rounds.
Inhale.
Hold.
Exhale.
Inhale.
Hold.
Exhale.
Inhale.
Hold.
Exhale.
Bringing your breath just to its natural rhythm and pace,
Allowing the breath just to breathe now within you.
And notice how you feel after nine rounds of the relaxing breath.
Stay present.
Just keep breathing.
And knowing that you have breathwork practices available to you whenever you need them,
Like this one,
Whenever you need a pause in your day to relax,
To pop this on and relax.
Thank you so much for joining me.
Namaste.
