Square breath

This breath is slower than the triangle breath.  Again, the out breath is longer than the in breath with a space in between, regulating our stress hormones and calming our fight or flight response. 

We follow the breath in a square starting with the inhale at the bottom left hand corner.  My audio sets a medium pace and you can experiment  faster or slower to suit you.

• Start with a deep relaxed normal breath and set a conscious intention

• Inhale to a count of 4, travelling up the left hand side of the square

• Hold to a count of 4, ‘chewing’ your inbreath

• Exhale to a count of 6 (you will have turned the bottom right hand corner of the square)

• Hold to a count of ‘hold - and ‘ then begin again with In

• Continue for several rounds and when you’re done, rest and celebrate

As with the triangle breath, your mind will wander.  That’s totally normal, it’s doing its job, so gently bring it back to wherever feels right on the square and keep going.  Try not to judge yourself how often it wanders - that’s the gift of more practice at commanding your focus back to the breath.  And know that anything that comes up can be dealt with later.

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