Release And Let Go Daily Somatic And Breathwork Practice

Hi,

Welcome to this daily release and let go practice every day because we're human being we encounter stressful situations and stresses this Chemical reaction that happens in the body and it keeps us alive But if we're running from saber-toothed tigers,

Right?

It's this primal Reaction that happens in the body that allows us to stay safe and in our modern world There's so many stressors that occur on a daily basis sitting in traffic our children acting out The boss giving us more work so there's these daily stressors that Create that chemical reaction in the body as if we're running from that tiger and so it's really important that we take the time and Release and let go of some of that stress that happened within our body Right,

And so it makes sense that if we're releasing this stress that happens in the body from this chemical reaction That we go to the body to help release And let go of that that stress those stressful chemicals and So this practice is really designed To help you do that.

So we're gonna start with the body.

We're gonna go to the body.

And so you might take a moment to Shake it out shaking your arms shaking your legs.

You might do some shoulder rolls You might look over your right shoulder your left shoulder You might take a minute to look at your window Look at the trees or the grass or look out in to the horizon You might do a combination of all of that.

You might just take a moment open your eyes really wide and Then relax relax them and then open them really wide So just taking the first minute or two of our practice here to settle into your body You might have some other practices that really work well for you You might be standing and maybe you do some heel raises,

Right?

Will you come up onto your toes and drop your heels and do that several times?

You might just twist your body right and left if you're in standing or just do some Gentle twists of the upper body right and then left so there's a lot of different ways that we can begin to bring our focus and awareness away from the external world and more into our internal world by Engaging our body,

Right?

And so take a moment here.

Just pick one of those or maybe you do a combination You can even do some shoulder drops where you bring your shoulders up to your ears and then drop the shoulders down Bring the shoulders up to the ears and drop them down Yeah,

That's it.

And From here.

I recommend that you take a moment to set up a nice space.

I would recommend Lying down for this practice So you might grab a yoga mat or a blanket you might light a candle you might light an incense or Just create a space for yourself that feels warm and inviting That allows you to lie down and soften And so you might take a moment to pause The recording to grab a few things you can use an eye pillow if that's comfortable for you Maybe you put a pillow under your legs as you're lying down on your back the rest of our breath work practice Is going to be in the lying down position.

So take As much time as you need to get yourself situated And as you're lying down on your back Do whatever you need to make yourself just five or ten percent more comfortable So maybe you grab an extra blanket or put on those fuzzy socks Maybe you use the eye pillow or just adjust yourself Anyway,

You need to and then when you're ready,

You can just start to Take some deep breaths some full breaths And the breath work practice that we're going to use today to help with Releasing and letting go is a three-part breath The inhales and the exhales are done in and out of the mouth And so we'll breathe into the lower part of the body into the sacrum the base of the spine the solar plexus And then into the heart and then we'll exhale through the mouth.

So it sounds like this So when you're ready You can begin to engage this three-part breath breathing down into the base of the spine The pelvis and the sacrum and then the solar plexus the space Just above the belly button up to the ribcage and then up to the heart and so the first breath is low and then the second breath is a little higher into the heart and Then you exhale out the mouth And this is a rhythmic breath a Smooth breath.

And so if you feel yourself using a lot of vocal cords like See if you can soften that so we don't want that vocal cord activation We want the activation to be coming from the lower body Instead of the vocal cords nice smooth rhythmic breath inhaling one two Exhaling out the mouth one Inhale one two Exhale out the mouth one.

So your pace can be Your own pace.

It doesn't have to be my pace But you do want to lean towards a faster pace As long as it feels safe and inviting to you You might lean towards a faster pace that this pace will really help you move Any of the stress that was accumulated within the body throughout your day today And so inhaling and exhaling slowly.

That's it Just keep going you might notice some distractions in your environment or in your internal world You might be wondering why you're doing this Where your mind might be pulling you out and distracting you just keep pulling your awareness back to the breath And just know we're not gonna be doing this forever You're just doing this for a short period of time and that you can do it You can do it you can keep up with this breath full inhales full exhales to part breathing in One part out keep going keep breathing keep allowing that breath to go a little deeper each time Maybe you even Imagine on that first inhale that the breath goes all the way down your legs and into your feet And then it comes all the way up into the heart on the second inhale and on the exhale.

You're letting it all go That's just keep working the breath keep coming back To your breath as the mind wants to pull you out.

Maybe you're thinking about all the stressors of the day Just gently remind yourself That you're here in this experience of the breath right here right now That's it.

Nothing else you need to do nowhere else You need to be to allow your breath to move in Energy Any of the stress that may have accumulated inside your body Remembering that stress response happens inside the body And so we're using the breath as a way to go into the body to help release any of those stressors from the day We don't have to worry about what those stressors are Or what happened to us today?

Right,

We're not worrying about it from the mind We're just following the breath and allowing the breath to sweep out To move out to clear any of those stressors that may have accumulated inside your body today That's it full inhale full exhale You're not here forever.

And if your mouth gets dry,

You can lick your lips That's it.

Stay with it.

Stick with it Full inhale full exhale allowing Your body to come on board a little deeper.

Maybe you breathe a little faster Maybe you breathe a little smoother Maybe you breathe with a little bit more rhythm That's it Removing and clearing and letting go Releasing whatever toxic energy Whatever Situations felt stressful in your life Just let all that go not from the mind but from the body using the breath No need to worry about the stressors or think about the stressors just coming straight back to the breath staying with the breath That's it.

You got it And if it starts to get challenging just pretend like it's easy Pretend it's easy you got this Full inhale full exhale That's it.

I'm right here with you breathing right here with you co-regulating together Being in this experience of release and letting go together Clearing away sweeping away,

Whatever needs to be removed and cleaned up a little bit from your system Maybe you're carrying something from your day.

That isn't yours to carry any longer So we're making room in our bodies.

You're making your So then you can put Inside your body what it is that you want you can hold what it is that you want But if we're carrying a big load and we're carrying a lot of stress We don't have room for the life that we want to live for the things we want And so here right now,

We're using this breath To help clear it out remove the stress then you can put in Your body what it is that you want.

So we're using the breath To pick all of the weeds out of your garden So we pick all of those weeds out of the garden so then you can plant whatever it is that you want,

But first we got to clear the flower bed or the vegetable garden of all of the weeds and This three-part breath is how we do it It's how we clear our energetic and somatic body of all the things that we're carrying from our day Maybe it's things you're carrying from yesterday or a week ago or a year ago.

It doesn't matter You're clearing it now and if some emotions want to come up let those emotions come up That's your process and oftentimes those emotions are a release They can feel cathartic for us to let the tears come or let some of the anger come out through screams All of you is welcome All I ask is that you stay with the pace and the rhythm It'll work for you smooth inhales Exhales that two-part breath That's it.

My love.

You're doing a great job.

I'm right here with you.

Just keep moving clearing out discharging releasing Have about another minute here of this really Amazing clearing breath this three-part breath.

I have about Another minute or so here.

So give it your all maybe you pick up the breath a little bit more Give it your all Full inhales full exhale.

That's it.

Keep going.

That's it a little bit more You job That's it and when you're ready I invite you Just start to slow down your breath Breathing in and out of the mouth one inhale one exhale and from here you might transition into Breathing in and out of the nose You might bring a hand on your belly a hand on your heart if that feels nourishing And Feeling your belly rise with the inhale and fall the exhale coming now into Breathing in and out of the nose taking a moment to Thank yourself for showing up for doing this work and to feel some gratitude for yourself And maybe if you don't quite feel gratitude and you still feel a little on edge or some activation or some sensation inside your body Feel free to go back to that two-part breath Feel free to continue breathing That two-part inhale in and then exhale through the nose Breathing in one two breathing out one and if you feel as If being right where you're at the inhales through the nose and the exhale through the nose feel nourishing feel good You can stay right here as well beginning to come back from that stressful activated nervous system space Continuing to just feel your breath in your body Noticing how your breath moves your body And I want to thank you For doing this work.

I want to thank you for showing up for yourself When we show up for ourselves,

We show up for all of those people in our lives,

Whether it's our children or spouse our parents People we meet on the streets or checking out at the grocery store We feel regulated and calm We pour all of that into the collective So I want to thank you for doing your work and for doing this practice.

Have a beautiful rest of your day