This program teaches you wonderful breathing & focusing exercises. Use these techniques during your day to help you stay relaxed and alert.
- Step 1 Learn Belly Breathing
- Step 2 Practice Deep Breathing
- .Step 3 Regain Focus – Use these practices to bring you back into focus in the present moment.
- Step 4 Use the Breath to Relax
- Step 5 Go Deeper into Relaxation
This program teaches you wonderful breathing & focusing exercises. Use these techniques during your day to help you stay relaxed and alert.
Video Logistics:
- The play button is on the video and in the lower left corner of the video.
- The scroll bar lets you move through the video or go back and forth easily.
- The volume slider lets you increase or decrease the volume.
- The expander button (four arrows) in the far right corner will make the video full screen. Then hit esc (escape key) to return to the smaller size.
The Goal:
The Relaxed and Alert State ( 1 minutes)
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Step 1 Learn Belly Breathing
Relearn how to breath with your diaphragm.
Belly Breathing (5 minutes)
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Step 2 Practice Deep Breathing
Now we will practice the deep breathing.
Deep Breathing (2.5 minutes)
The Remembering Breath ( 1 minutes)
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Step 3 Regain Focus
Use these practices to bring you back into focus in the present moment.
Laughter (1 minutes)
3 Deep Breaths and Move (3 minutes)
Lie Detector Principle (2 minutes)
1-10 Focusing Exercise (2.5 minutes)
Past and Future (2 minutes)
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Step 4 Use the Breath to Relax
Count the Breaths without Distraction
Counting breaths without distraction acts as discipline by holding the mind to a certain pattern.
Count in breath an out breath as one – and so on from one to ten.
Most folks would say, “No problem. Watch: one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.” Like that. I can count to ten. But can you count to ten while you breathe and only count?
- Count breathing in and out as one.
- Beginning: Keep your mind on the breath and count to 10 breaths.
- Advanced: Keep your mind on the breath and count to 21 breaths.
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Step 5 Go Deeper into Relaxation
Use this simple practice to relax even deeper. Allow yourself to relax deeply. Return to balance.
Follow the Breath (3 minutes)