Reset Your Mind with Breathwork: Daily Guided Practice

The average person takes about twenty-three thousand breaths a day. Most of them, we don’t even notice. In our last session, we used the simple rhythm of breath to reset the day. Today, we’ll use it to bring the mind into balance. Find a comfortable, tall seat. Let your shoulders drop away from your ears. Rest your left hand in your lap.

Bring your right hand up toward your face. Gently fold your index and middle fingers down, so your thumb and ring finger are free. This is the only complicated part. The breath will do the rest. Now. Close your eyes. Use your right thumb to gently close your right nostril. Take a slow, quiet breath IN through your left nostril.

At the top of the breath, close your left nostril with your ring finger, and release your thumb. Breathe OUT through the right nostril. Now, breathe IN through that same right nostril. Close the right, and breathe OUT through the left. That is one cycle. Continue on your own. In through the left… out through the right. In through the right… out through the left.

Allowing the breath to be smooth. Effortless. Noticing the air. The temperature. The texture. No rush. Finish the round you are on, ending with an exhale through the left nostril. Then release your hand back to your lap. Keep your eyes closed. Just for a moment. Breathe normally through both nostrils. And simply notice. Notice the quiet.

The stillness you created. This balance is always available to you.