Using an intentional build up of tension and release can be a great way to quickly remove any negative emotions. By constricting all the muscles in the body and “clenching up” we can experience intentional tension, now release and let go. Feel better?
We're going to be working on a meditation and breathing class and weaving in some bits of actual tension to help us dive deeper into a state of relaxation. We'll be focusing on our main kind of breathing from our stomach diaphragm to our chest, up to our head. Afterwards we'll go into a small meditation just to kind of see how we feel.
So with just an easy practice like that, it only takes, you know, 510 minutes of your time. You can sit down almost anywhere and really just sit down and breathe and tune in with yourself and see how you feel. I look forward to seeing you next week.
Hey, guys, we're just gonna hop on a little bit early today. I scheduled this a few time zones ago, so it's already 01:00 here. So good afternoon, good afternoon, and good morning to some of you. We're going to be working on a meditation and breathing class and weaving in some bits of actual tension to help us dive deeper into a state of relaxation. So we're going to be focusing on our main kind of breathing from our stomach diaphragm to our chest, up to our head. We'll be working on about ten of those breaths, and then we're going to be doing a hold with a sort of clench.
So we're going to be kind of constricting all of our muscles as much as possible for a few seconds and then releasing all of that. And we're going to be letting it all go. So we're going to be doing a few rounds of those. And then afterwards we'll go into a small meditation just to kind of see how we feel. Check in. Notice the spaces in between our breaths from the high end of the inhale to the exhale and having nothing where it's very, very relaxing. And good morning, junk food junkie. How are you?
So if you guys go ahead and find a nice seated position, I'm seated on my yoga mat out here. You can lie down for this, sit in a chair, just whatever kind of makes you feel comfortable, just make sure you're not uncomfortable. So I find this kind of position seating is the best for me in my lower back. Otherwise I start to get some lower back pain. If you have a lot of trouble, then this is always good too. And I would recommend for a spiritual purpose, keeping your hands up for this practice. So I'm going to go ahead and choose this for today and of course, keep my hands up.
That's okay. Yeah. Try this. It's called the hero's pose, so this is a little bit easier. Just make sure your back is upright and rest your shoulders back and just relax in that position. Whatever feels good for you. So if this feels good, that's okay. Lying down sometimes is what you need. Or cross legged like me, if you really want to take it a little step further, because it gives me a little extra stretch here in my hips, so that's kind of nice. And in my ankles as well, so. But if you are doing half lotus, I would recommend switching off and on one ankle to the next from this practice to the next practice.
So let's go ahead and get started. Hopefully you guys have found a comfortable seated position. And we're going to start with ten breaths. Full inhale, full exhale. And on the top of the 10th, we're going to hold and clench. Okay, so let's go ahead and begin. Inhale from the diaphragm. Okay, one more inhale all the way. And we're gonna clench and release all the way. Take an inhale for a normal breath and release all the oxygen. And hold there for a moment. See what that feels like. So we're kind of getting two opposite ends of the spectrum.
On the inhaled breath, we get this full tension and we release our breath. And on that release, we feel complete silence, stillness, relaxation. So just feel both ends, what they both feel like, you know, they're both okay. Don't try and change either one. Just be the observer of how they feel inside of you. So let's go ahead and start our next round. Stomach. Chest. Head. Five. Last one fully in clench and release. Fully one. Inhale and let it all out. Hold and just feel the sensation. Just feel the body.
Just be one with yourself. You know, you can feel kind of your heart beating. Is it beating fast or slow? Do you have shallow breaths, deep breaths? Is anything kind of aching or hurting? We're not trying to change it, but just observe. When we're in that state of relaxation, it's our time to observe ourself the most. So take that time to really get in tune with yourself. Okay, let's go ahead and start our next round. So we'll do another ten breaths. Ready? Start with diaphragm all the way in. And exhale.
And last one fully in. Hold and clench. Release all. Let it come in. And again. Let it out and hold at the bottom again. Just tuning in. I'll leave you here in silence for just a few seconds. Alright, you guys, slowly open your eyes. Wiggle your fingers and your toes. Give yourself a nice stretch. Move your body around. Bring your breath, work back to a normal rhythm and just kind of notice how you feel after that small practice. So with just an easy practice like that, as you can see, it only takes, you know, 510 minutes of your time.
You can sit down almost anywhere and really just kind of sit down and breathe and tune in with yourself and see how you feel. It's all these different practices of really making yourself completely still and silent all the way to fully clenching and feeling full tension can have this really nice effect of seeing the opposite effects of how you feel. And then at the end, it gives you a nice perspective of your, kind of your range for the day. Let's call it that. So I'm glad you guys like this practice.
Yeah, I'm glad you guys like it. That's good. So I look forward to seeing you next week. I'll have another practice for you set up then. I look forward to seeing you. So have a nice day, guys. See you.
