Day 6: Balancing With Breath

Hi, my name is Chloe Freytag with Get Healthy U TV. Today's meditation is going to include a breathing technique for balance to help us become more at ease, reduce some stress, feel a bit more comfortable in our bodies and minds. Find your way into a comfortable seat that feels appropriate for you. Make sure your pelvis is in a neutral position so you can sit up nice and tall. Hands relax into whatever posture feels good for you.

Lift up your chest and then make the decision to either close your eyes or softly gaze down towards the floor. We'll begin our meditation by taking three deep breaths together in through the nose and exhales out through the mouth. Inhale in and then exhale, let it go , releasing everything on the exhale. Another big deep breath . Exhale the air out .

Relaxing with each breath. Last one. Big deep breath in , and exhale, let it go . Start to take your awareness into your breath, taking comfortable, long, deep breaths in and out, being sure your body feels comfortable in its position, and taking a moment to check in with your mind, noticing your thoughts, allowing them to be however they are today. We'll start to practice this simple breathing technique that helps to create balance in the body and mind.

We'll take breaths in through the nose first, inhaling , and then you'll softly exhale almost blowing out through the mouth . You'll inhale through the mouth now, kind of like sucking on a straw , then you'll close your lips and exhale through your nose. Alternating like that at your own pace, breathing in through the nose gentle blow out through the mouth . And then, inhaling through the mouth , exhaling nose. Continue this breath at your own pace, seeing how slow and comfortable and gentle you can take the breath, making it so it's relaxed, not intense or over-powering, just soft and gentle, alternating that pattern, inhaling nose, exhaling mouth, and then switching, inhaling mouth, exhaling nose.

Stay present with this breathing pattern. Keep your body comfortable and relaxed in its position, spine lifted tall. Eyes remain closed or just softly gazing down. Enjoy a few more rounds of this breath. Seeing how each time it starts to become a little bit more comfortable, a little more natural, and knowing that this simple breathing pattern has the capacity to reduce stress, to bring you into a state of balance physically, mentally, emotionally, just through this simple exercise.

Take a few more rounds . Start to return your way into a natural breath, so release that pattern and just breathe comfortably and naturally, noticing if you feel physically different or mentally different after that breath. So check back in with your body. Is it more relaxed and comfortable now? Check back in with your mind.

Are you able to let those thoughts come and go with less attachment? Do you feel more at ease, more balanced? To close our meditation today, we'll take a big breath in and we'll pause at the top, keeping the body relaxed, and then we'll exhale out through the mouth. Take a full inhale in . Hold for a moment.

Keep your body comfortable and relaxed, and then exhale out the mouth . Gently start to blink your eyes back open. Thank you for meditating with us today here at Get Healthy U TV. See you next time.