Level 1 Breathwork is designed to help us breakthrough our usual blocks and habitual ways of thinking. It is looking through the lense of “What is truest, deepest and unchanging about me?” Insights and understanding will most likely arise as you practice and this is an important thing. The focus of the practice is to come in contact with the deepest part of ourselves so do your best not to hold on to anything that arising and let your experience flow.
WHAT TO HAVE BEFORE YOU START
A water bottle within reach
Tissues
Lip balm
Allow at least an hour of undisturbed time. The practice will last for 15 minutes but it’s important that you give yourself plenty of alone time after you finish so turning off your phone, creating a quiet space where no one will disturb you is important.
A blindfold or something comfortable to cover eyes
Layered clothing (as we move through the practice its very common for our temperature to fluctuate a lot)
Extra pillows and blankets to make yourself as comfortable as possible
HOW TO BREATHe (IMPORTANT)
Throughout the guided practice it’s important to get the maximum benefit from the session that you breath using a technique called “Circular Breathing”. This is where we do not leave a gap between the inhale and the exhale. So we do not hold the breath on the top of the inhale nor do we hold the breath out at the bottom of the exhale. Doing this practice opens the window of the unconscious mind and allows insights and new ways of seeing to naturally arise. You are free to breathe at your own pace at any time during the practice but do your best to keep the circular breathing pattern going, whether it is fast or slow.
Start this practice in a lying down position before the audio begins.