Just Breathe!

Your deep breath is like an emergency escape hatch you have built into your body. Envision a little glass box with a hammer next to it with a sign that says break in case of emergency and inside that box is your breath. Your breath has the potential ability to take you away from the tension, anxiety and stress of any situation. Envision a ladder that runs through your chakras from your head to your sacrum, you can imagine your breath flowing up and down that ladder through each rung. Breath grounds, supports and re-aligns you.

Breath promotes peace, clarity and harmony. It gives you a sense that you have an energetic connection to the world. Breath is God’s gift of letting us know you are not alone, I am holding you in the palm of my hand and I am giving you peace when you need it regardless of what is going on around you. Almost like breath itself is a prayer.

Sit in a comfortable, quiet place. Begin inhaling and exhaling deeply. Start out with a count of four hold it at the top of your breath for a few seconds and then exhale for the count of four as well. Make your way up to a count of six or more if you can. As you inhale think, “I already have everything I need.” And as you exhale think, “Thank you”.

See if you can do this for 10 minutes. Working your way up to longer periods of time the more you practice.

Through out the day be more mindful of your breath. Just for today whenever you are stuck at a stoplight practice your deep breathing. Not only will you be doing something good for your body, you won’t feel as aggravated in traffic!