Working with BREATH

5 Neuro-Tools for Working with Breath

Working with Breath

Determine how YOUR brain and system like to connect with breathing. These are just 5 ways - there are MANY out there.

Remember: There is no RIGHT way for everyone, only a RIGHT way for YOU

Focus on the physical sensations of breathing:

the ribs, chest and belly expanding
the feeling of air across your lips, tongue, throat and into the lungs

See your breath as a color or an illumination

trace the movement of breath with either to aid in ability to hold focus on it

Use your BODY * NOTE: this is especially helpful with people who connect with touch and that tactile sense.

trace your hand up your outer palm and finger with your inhalation
and back down with exhalation
continue all the way across your fingers and thumb
switch to the other side

With each breath see yourself like a tree. With each breath roots sinking deeper. With each breath limbs and leaves reaching and stretching for more sunlight. Focus on feeling ROOTED and anchored into the earth. Take time to explore what kind of tree you would be: your bark texture and color, your leaves or needles, your limbs and boughs, your blossoms and fruit, your odors and fragrance.

Remember trees can bend with the wind, but remain firmly rooted. Use this two fold image and analogy for this work.
Breathing with the Tree of Life:
- - NeuroMeditation
  - Brain Exercise

Utilize a breath pacer to help you move your breath into RSA breathing (Rhino Sinus Arrythmia).

Set your timer to 6 seconds in/ 6 seconds out and 0 pauses between
If this is difficult start with 4 or 5 and build your ability until you can get to 6

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