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Improve your well-being with simple and effective self-care practices. A place where you can experience guided meditations, breath work, and yin yoga to live a healthy and relaxing life.
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As you breathe, bring your awareness to the areas of your body where you feel discomfort or tension. Imagine dissolving that area of tension or discomfort, whether physical, mental, or emotional. Become aware of where you feel this sense and use your breath to release it.
The Ocean Breath Work Practice is a guided meditation technique aimed at inducing relaxation and a sense of calm by synchronizing breath with the imagery and rhythm of ocean waves.
The Ocean Breath Technique:
Inhale deeply through your nose, filling your lungs completely, as you exhale, imagine the sound of ocean waves gently rolling onto the shore as you find a slight constriction in the back of your throat and breathe out th...
In this guided meditation the focus will be simply on observing the breath to soften and relax into the body and mind. By consciously observing each breath that flows in and out the mind has less opportunity to wander and more time to be present.
As you continue to breathe deeply and consciously, imagine each breath as a wave of relaxation washing over your entire body. With each inhale, imagine drawing in peace, clarity, and posi...
In this guided meditation the center focus is on contentment – a profound feeling of having enough, finding gratitude for your life circumstances, and embracing the simplicity of the present moment, just as it is, instead of yearning for more.
Focus on the feeling of having enough. Simply observe without judgment. In this space of contentment, recognize that you have everything you need within you to feel at peace.
This guided meditation will allow you to find comfort in your body and to tune into the breath. Taking deep, long, slow, steady, relaxed breaths. With every breath finding more and more comfort. Begin to surrender to sleep with this rhythmic breathing. Finding softness in your body, find the most comfort you have ever felt, and relax in your bed observing each breath. As each exhale passes through your nose let yourself sink deeper...
In this guided meditation we will cultivate a shift in the body to find a state of rest to create this same shift in the mind and go from “doing” to “being”. Often in life, we are hurrying, busy from one task to the text, checking off our to-do list but feeling as if something hasn’t been completed. Find a pause in your day and release the notion that you have to get something done. The busier you are the more you need meditation b...
In this guided breath work practice, you will be led to become aware of the emotion of anger. Noticing what is going on inside, what emotions are present, and what you are feeling.
A variety of breath work techniques that help to cool the body and calm the body.
The practice:
Inhale for 5
Forcefully exhale quickly
Visualization practice
Feeling into the emotion. Sighing it out. Become aware of anger and focus on le...
Bhramari pranayama translates to humming bee breath. It’s a simple breathwork practice that utilizes sound by humming on the exhalation.
This sound and exhale emphasis helps to calm your nerves by stimulating your vagus nerve which has a direct impact on regulating your parasympathetic nervous system correlating to rest and digestion, slowing your heart rate, and reducing blood pressure.
The practice:
- Find a comfortab...
This is a very short breath work practice that you can do anytime you are looking to find more calm. It takes just a few minutes.
The 4-7-8 breathing technique involves breathing in for 4 seconds, holding the breath for 7 seconds, and exhaling for 8 seconds through the mouth.
In this 5-minute yin yoga pose, we will be exploring a wide-legged fold to stress the hip flexors and open the hamstrings and glutes. Through this long-held posture, the connective tissue will begin to release. Find deep breaths within this pose and allow the body to relax.
Various breathwork techniques have been shown to help balance the autonomic stress-response system, relieve anxiety and other symptoms of stress, and improve sleep. In this breathwork practice we will focus on a long, slow, and steady inhale and a complete exhale.
Use this daily restorative breath work practice to find a quiet mind, and feel centered, balanced, and more connected to the vitality of your life.
Through the 'physiological sigh' breathwork technique, you can quickly reduce your stress and anxiety within minutes.
This simple breath work practice is a 'physiological sigh method' consisting of a breathing pattern of two inhales through the nose followed by an extended exhale through the mouth.
The first breath through the nose is almost to capacity, followed by one more quick nasal inhale that further po...
When you have a lot on your mind and your body is agitated it is difficult to find rest. If you experience symptoms of stress, anxiety, or depression then falling asleep can be difficult and so too can staying asleep. While sleeping 7-8 hours is important, what is more important is the quality of that sleep. So how do you find rest? What happens if you awake in the middle of the night and can’t go back to sleep because your thought...
Welcome to 2024. Another year is here. When we think of a new year it often has a relationship with "new beginnings" and it does because in a way it is a new book of your life. Think of each month as a chapter. How do you plan to fill these next 12 chapters? How do you plan to fill each page as each new day arises?
The start of a new year is fresh and open to possibilities, but so is every moment that we consciously tune...
Obstacles are surely going to greet you through the course of your life. Whether it is a minor derail from the path you are on or a huge setback – the ability to persevere with patience and gratitude is a gift and a skill that one can acquire through great reflection and meditation.
In this meditation, you will be guided to observe the current obstacles you face in your life. As you begin to mentally examine each challenge or obst...
Life has a way of distracting you from the very moment you are in. With so much going on in the world around us and so much going on within our own minds it’s difficult to not get distracted. But sometimes these distractions run so deep that they pull us away from experiencing the emotions that are present.
When emotions are not felt in the body when experienced they can sometimes get lodged there. The issues are in the tissu...
When we learn to consciously relax, we develop the ability to purposefully release unnecessary tension in our body and mind. This creates huge shifts in our well-being. In this guided meditation we will work with the breath to extend the exhale to release stress and turn on the relaxation response.
People who practice gratitude say they experience more positive emotions, relish good life experiences, enjoy improved health and build strong relationships. In this guided meditation you will find a sense of gratitude deep within. Giving yourself time and space to truly feel gratitude overflowing into your being.
You can feel a range of emotions in a short amount of time. There are various ways for you to release your emotions such as through meditation, yin-yoga, breath-work practice, journaling, talking, therapy, and exercise. By understanding the range of emotions that you have and the circumstances that brought you to feel a certain way, you will be able to process them in a deeper and more meaningful way.
Surrender is a lifelong journey, a practice that continually returns us to the experience of life, allows us to flow without resistance. The natural state of surrender is about knowing when to do- and when to simply be. Discerning between the doing and being states requires awareness and an ability to tune in to the self that resides within. When we decide to embrace surrender in our lives, we are asked to become more and more disc...
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