5 Min Stress Buster: We Breathe Before A Stressful Event

This is a meditation and breathwork practice that will assist you before a stressful event.

Find a quiet space where you can sit or stand comfortably.

A space where you can close your eyes,

Starting to tune into your inner world.

Together we'll take a deep breath in through our nose,

Bellies will expand.

Exhale,

Let out an audible sigh.

Starting to shake off some tensions,

We'll breathe in through our nose,

Rolling our shoulders up toward our ears.

Once we're full,

We'll roll the shoulders back and down again,

Letting out an audible sigh.

We'll move into our we purge breath to take control of any stress or anxiety and move it through our body.

You'll start by lifting your arms up at shoulder's length.

Hands are spread wide in front of you.

You'll inhale through your nose,

Filling your belly completely.

And on the exhale,

You'll clench your fists,

Pull the elbows and shoulders back and down,

Expelling all of the air out through your mouth.

Inhale,

Reach the arms,

Hands forward.

Exhale,

Clench the fists,

Pull the arms toward you.

Expelling out all stress,

Stagnation.

And then continue this practice.

We purge,

Inhaling,

Reaching the arms forward,

Spreading the fingers wide.

Exhaling forcefully,

Clenching the fists,

Pulling the arms toward you,

Feeling those back lateral muscles expand and contract as we purge.

Three more breaths here,

Nice and strong.

When you finish,

You can allow for the hands to come beside you.

Relaxing,

Feeling into the tingliness,

Any sensations of the energy,

The stress,

Anxiety moving through,

Leaving the body.

We'll revert back to our we breathe home base.

Left hand comes over the heart,

Right hand over the belly.

Breathing in through your nose,

Feeling the belly expand,

Chest will stay still.

Exhale slowly and deeply through the mouth.

Continuing this deep breath,

Nice and slow,

So that solely the belly is expanding and contracting as you inhale and exhale.

This event or stressful situation is only temporary.

Currently,

We are engaging to welcome in a calm essence and energy to connect us to our inner knowing,

An innate ability to relax and stay clear and connected.

Affirming to yourself,

I am calm,

I am confident,

I am ready.

This stressful event is temporary and I am in control of how I perceive this event.

I am choosing to view this event or experience as something that I can control by entering relaxed,

Confident,

Clear.

Taking a final breath here in through the nose.

Full belly expansion,

Exhale through the mouth.

You are ready.

You've got this.

Gently blink open your eyes.