This pranayama practice helps to bring cooling sensation to your body. At the same time it helps to calm you. For a lot of us, when we feel like we are overheating, we naturally become overwhelmed as it is not a sensation we enjoy. So combining a cooling sensation with a feeling of calmness is a perfect combo for those times when we are overheating due to hormones, or the environment. Enjoy Bec x
This quick session has one goal, to help de-escalate strong emotions and feelings. We start with a simple breathing exercise that quickly calms the nervous system, it is a great technique to learn and have in your life toolbox, for those moments of overwhelm. Enjoy x
When we are feeling overwhelmed, often we disconnect from our physical body, and we can live like this for a long time without even realising we are doing it.
A great way to bring a sense of calm into the mind and body is to stop new information entering, it’s like we are giving the brain a break from constantly making sense of what is happening around us. Purposefully keeping our hands still and then being completely aware of this is a really effective and easy way to do this
Butterfly breath is a great self soothing technique that we can use when we are feeling under stress. It is a method that is used in some therapies for people with PTSD,.