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Breath-work Techniques for Stress Relief and Relaxation

Breathwork Techniques for Stress Relief and Relaxation

We’ve all been stuck in a loop of bad habits and bad thoughts we can’t shake off. When we’re scared of feeling hurt, we might end up doing things that hurt ourselves when we’re stressed. But what if I said there’s an old method for letting go of emotional pain that actually helps?

Breathwork It’s like trying to teach someone how to ride a bike. I still remember the first time I tried deep breathing; everything changed for me. I can never forget it – I could hear my breath so clearly, and suddenly everything seemed much clearer and brighter.

Breathing, meditation, and mindfulness are known to help reduce stress. People who do these activities have always talked about how good they are for you. Now, the newest trend is to join in through Breathwork. Breathing keeps us alive, but we often forget to relax and make time for ourselves.

In simple terms, Breathwork signifies using conscious breathing and exercises to make your body, mind, and spirit better. It can do amazing things, like improving health, helping with healing, and even changing how you think and feel. Even if you haven’t tried it, it’s surprising what breath work can accomplish, both for your body and your inner self.

From what I’ve found, Breathwork can help release stress and fear, boost your energy, make you more aware of yourself, sharpen your focus, and clear up your thoughts. Personally, one of the greatest benefits I’ve noticed is how it’s helped me handle my emotions and elevate my overall quality of life.

Of late many health experts are recommending this effective method for enhancing well-being.

The first thing to do in Breathwork is to get comfortable. You can lie down and put your palms on your navel. Then, you breathe in slowly through your nose, feeling your belly rise as your lungs fill up with air. Hold the air for a bit, then let it out slowly as your belly and hands go down. Pay attention to how your lungs empty, and feel yourself relax as all the air comes out.

It can help you focus on your hands moving up and down as you breathe and think of nice things. Saying positive affirmations to yourself during this can help you relax both your body and mind. 

I believe the most effective breathwork technique is the one I teach and guide people through. It’s called Cosmic Rhythmic Breathing, and it’s all about helping you learn to “surf your own waves in a rhythm” with your breath.

What does that mean?

It means learning to ride the ups and downs of life by mastering your breathing.

Many of us carry a lot of stress and emotional baggage deep inside us. It affects our nervous system and messes with our brain chemistry, mood, and thoughts. These memories and feelings are stored in our body and mind, and when they start bubbling up, they can lead to chaotic thinking. But trying to deal with these old emotions just with our thoughts can make things worse.

The best way to clear out this emotional stuff is by sending waves of fresh, loving energy through it. That’s what we do at the start in Cosmic Breathing. Unlike other types of Breathwork, we don’t force our breaths or push out our bellies. Instead, we aim for natural, continuous breathing through the mouth initially. With a skilled guide, old memories start to come up, and you might start feeling more alive. During a session (which usually lasts an hour, including talking before and after), lots of old hurts, fears, and worries can come to the surface and be released.

It’s incredible how many people find that they can clear out loads of old trauma and feel better without spending years in talk therapy. Just a bit of new energy flowing through them in a safe space with a skilled coach at Samarpan Healing Spa can make a big difference. They start feeling more positive, coming up with solutions to problems, and sometimes even healing physically.

During Cosmic Rhythmic Breathing, sometimes people revisit memories from their birth, childhood, or even past lives. It’s part of a bigger technique called Inner Child Healing. They also learn to tap into and ride waves of blissful energy that can help untangle knots in their body as they breathe.

We’ve got ways to adjust our breath to quickly deal with anger, sadness, and fear. It might seem surprising, but for fear, for example, most people think you should breathe slowly and deeply into your belly through your nose to calm down.

Let me also teach you a bit about pranayams, the Indian yogic structure of breathing:

Practicing pranayama regularly can heal the body internally and relieve stress and depression. Here are seven recommended pranayama exercises:

1. Bhastrika Pranayama: Deep inhales through the nose expanding your chest and abdomen, followed by forceful and rapid exhales pushing your belly towards the spine. Help calm the mind, improve respiratory functions, boosts metabolism, increases prana and many more. It is also known as ‘Bellows Breath’.

2. Kapalbhati Pranayama: Also known as ‘Skull Shining Breath’. Forceful exhales to deeply contract the stomach, beneficial for digestion, heart health, and weight loss. The attention is on exhalation, just throw out your breath, 80% of your toxins are released in this process. Do not worry about the inhalation.

3. Bahya Pranayama: One of the vital respiration exercises in which you have to breathe deeply, breathe out completely, hold your breath, and pull the stomach and the muscles below the navel as much as you can, in and up, and lastly lock the chin to the chest. This pranayam is also known as External Breathing as the breath is withheld outside. Helpful for hernia, prostate issues, abdominal discomfort. Beneficial for diabetes and cures reproductive organs issues and urinary and sperm related problems too.

4. Anulom Vilom Pranayama: Improves blood circulation, relieves stress, anxiety, and depression, and aids in asthma and sinus issues.

5. Bhramari Pranayama: Also known as the Humming Bee Breath because of the humming sound made at the back of the throat during practice. Calms the mind and relieves agitation, frustration, and anger. Stimulates the Pineal and the Pituitary glands

6. Udgeeth Pranayama: Inhale deeply and chant “Ommmmmmmmm” while exhaling, which is beneficial for hypertension, acidity, and memory improvement.

7. Pranav Pranayama: Focus on inhaling and exhaling after practicing other pranayama exercises, aids meditation, concentration, and stress relief.

For a different approach, try starting with the mantra So-Hum. Sit comfortably but upright, either on the floor or in a chair. Watch your breath with loving attention and feel the rhythm of your breath. Now as you breathe in, in your mind hear the sound ‘So’ and breathe in deeply through your nose until your belly fully expands. Then, make the sound “Hum” as you exhale through your breath. Release the breath until you feel a gentle pull in your belly muscles, drawing your belly in as far as you comfortably can. Begin with a 10-minute session, alternating with equal time, sitting quietly with your eyes closed. You can gradually extend this practice to 30 minutes, still balancing with quiet sitting time. This exercise is a basic step toward meditation. 

These are some techniques that you can follow to relieve stress through breathwork. 

Do you want to know more? To understand and learn different types of Breathwork, you can reach out to me by booking a session on www.samarpanhealingspa.in, or you can visit me at Samarpan Healing Spa located in Vakola, Santa Cruz, Mumbai.

 

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