Stress Reset: Nose And Mouth

Welcome to the Stress Reset Practice.

Today,

We will focus on providing your body with a cue of safety to influence your stress in the area of two of your senses,

The nose and the mouth.

Taking a brief moment to get any last movement out,

I invite you to settle in and close your eyes or drop your gaze to the floor if it works for your body,

Knowing that you are in control of your experience and can stop or shift at any moment.

And as you settle in,

Noticing your feet on the floor and the weight of your body on the surface below you,

Perhaps also noticing that surface supporting you at this moment.

This is an anchor you can always return to and shifting your attention to imagine your favorite hot comfort food in front of you,

Inhaling deeply through the nose as if you are taking in the food aroma.

And as you exhale,

Do so through pursed lips slowly as if you're blowing on the food to cool it before enjoying.

Smelling the food with your nose,

Cooling the food with your mouth,

Deeply inhaling,

Slowly exhaling,

Continuing to breathe in this way in your own time,

Knowing that the simple act of exhaling through pursed lips helps slow down your breathing and therefore slows down your heart rate and calms your body.

Your body is getting the message that all is well.

Continue breathing in this way and watch the time.

Taking three more breaths like this,

Returning your attention to your feet on the floor,

The weight of your body on the surface below you,

Supporting you.

I invite you to close the practice with a nice big inhale through the nose and an audible sigh out of your mouth as you open your eyes.

Thank you.