Breathing Exercises

  • Mindfulness Course – Day 2: Relaxation Techniques

    Mindfulness Course – Day 2: Relaxation Techniques

    It’s far easier to relax one’s mind and achieve a state of mindfulness if first the body is healthy and at ease. If our muscles are tense, it predisposes us to have tense thoughts and emotions too. So in this chapter, we are going to focus on different techniques we can use to relax, depending…

  • Mindfulness Course – Day 4: The Power of Breath in Mindfulness

    Mindfulness Course – Day 4: The Power of Breath in Mindfulness

    In today’s lesson on understanding mindfulness and working it into your everyday life, we look at perhaps the most basic bodily processes—breathing. Breathing is so ubiquitous to our experience, so autonomic and subtle, that we can fail to see the crucial role it plays in our health, and even how it influences how we experience…

  • Mindfulness Course – Exercise 4: Mindful Breathing Practice

    Mindfulness Course – Exercise 4: Mindful Breathing Practice

    Here is an exercise you can try if you would like to delve into the transformative experience of mindful breathing. Here, we focus on nasal breathing, engaging your senses, and reflecting on your experience. We will use mantras to introduce positive ideas into your subconscious, to help with aspirations and to cultivate happiness, mindfulness, and…