About this episode Start each day with a powerful breathwork routine designed to reset your mind and body. This guided session, led by an experienced coach, will help you find inner balance and lasting calm. Discover practical techniques to manage stress, enhance focus, and cultivate a sense of peace that carries through your entire day.
0:00 Settle into your space.0:03 Find a comfortable, upright seat.0:09 Let your hands rest easily in your lap.0:15 In our last practice, we found a deep calm just by following the breath.0:27 Today, we go one step further.0:32 We will use the breath to find balance.0:38 Now, bring your right hand up toward your face.0:46 Gently fold your index finger and middle finger down, so they rest near your palm.0:59 Your thumb will rest near your right nostril, and your ring finger near your left.1:13 This is the only tool you need.1:18 Take a deep, clearing breath in through both nostrils.1:27 And let it all go.1:30 Now, gently press your right thumb against your right nostril to close it.1:42 Inhale slowly through your left nostril.1:48 One… two… three… four.1:52 At the top, close your left nostril with your ring finger and release your thumb.2:05 Exhale through the right.2:09 One… two… three… four.2:13 Now, inhale through that same right side.2:20 Slow and steady.2:22 Pause.2:23 Close the right, release the left.2:29 Exhale through the left side.2:34 That is ONE full round.2:38 Continue on your own.2:41 Allowing the breath to be your guide.2:47 No rush.2:48 Let the mind quiet.2:51 Simply noticing the flow of air.2:57 Feeling the balance between the left side and the right side.3:07 When you next exhale through your left nostril, complete that round.3:18 Then, allow your hand to float back down to your lap.3:27 Eyes closed.3:29 Breathing normally.3:32 Feel the stillness.3:35 The equilibrium.3:37 This quiet center is ALWAYS here.3:43 This is your reset.3:46 You are recharged.3:49 When you are ready, you can bring some small awareness back to your body.4:01 A gentle movement in your fingers.4:06 A slow opening of the eyes.4:11 Carry this balance with you.
