Mindfulness Breath Track for when you feel sad
Breath for Sadness
I used to flat with this awesome Greek guy. Once or twice a month he would hide in his room for a day or so and play his guitar, crying, yelling - letting it out. Then he would emerge, smiling, give us all a hug, and make us his incredible moussaka. Not all cultures are as good at constructively feeling our response from being in this world.
Mostly, we are doing: work, eating, looking after people, exercising, listening, raving, driving and everything in between. Everything we do, see and touch has an impact on our nervous system. And sometimes it’s all too much. We can feel sad without there being anything clinically or majorly wrong.
Today I felt sad. I knew it was because of a build up from experiences over the week and I didn’t restore to ease this building sad tension. So it came out in an explosion (sorry Dean!)
I’ve created this track for us to listen to when we feel sad. This track is about slowing down and being mindful of how you feel. And being gentle with that.
If you are depressed or unable to cope, please reach out to a friend, health professional or Lifeline.
Morning Meditation Breath
A calming morning breath meditation in under three minutes. This breathing technique mixes meditation and mindfulness with the most power way to calm how we feel - our big, beautiful breath.
How you start your day can determine your day. This three-minute meditation is for you to start your day right. Good to use before your mind runs away with you. Keep the restorative energy you’ve created overnight and use it as a soft background for your day. I was going to call this Morning Breathe - ha!
Yoga Nidra: The In-between
This Yoga Nidra classes’ theme of The In-Between. The pause between the outbreath and the inbreath. BeCalmed Studio’s Yoga Nidra classes use mindfulness, breath work and the ancient, beautiful practice of Hatha Yoga Nidra.
Last night our Deep Relaxation: Yoga Nidra class focused on The In-Between. The space between the outbreath and the inbreath; the state between; the present moment.
We are practiced at rushing from A to B. If we were more practiced in its opposite, or rest, we could feel differently in this life.
What is an alternative between A and B? How does it feel?
You could stop reading right now for a minute, to explore. Relax your body. Take a deep breath in. Slowly let breathe out, fully. And rest in the beautiful pause.
What was that like? What’s your own version of In-between? A word. Image. Quality. Go there often.
Over time, this in-between space can be deliciously spacious. Gentle. An absence of tension.
Between loss and hope.
We can choose what we find in this space. Let the in-between resonate into your next inbreath, outbreath. Life.
Deep Relaxation: Yoga Nidra. Every Tuesday 6.30pm-7.15pm. Forest-studio Titahi Bay or online via Zoom.
More about BeCalmed Studio’s Yoga Nidra here.