🌬️ Our breath is our mirror 🪞
It reflects relaxation 😌 as much as tension 😣, fear 😨, or pain 🤕.
It simply adjusts its rhythm accordingly 🔁.
It simply adjusts its rhythm accordingly 🔁.
This automatic process has a big impact on our health 🧠🫁.
If you don’t influence your breath, it just reacts ⚙️.
If you don’t influence your breath, it just reacts ⚙️.
But when you learn to create space in your body 🏞️ through good posture 🧍♀️ and proper spinal alignment 🌀,
and consciously use your breath 🌬️💛,
and consciously use your breath 🌬️💛,
…you can activate your parasympathetic nervous system 🧘♂️💤
– helping your body and mind to regenerate 🛠️,
release tension and stress 😌🌿,
provide your body with needed oxygen 💨,
and better cope with pain 💫.
– helping your body and mind to regenerate 🛠️,
release tension and stress 😌🌿,
provide your body with needed oxygen 💨,
and better cope with pain 💫.
🌟 Recognize your breath as a valuable friend. 😉💛
Nasal breathing
has far more benefits than you might think:
has far more benefits than you might think:
👃 It filters dust, viruses, and bacteria through tiny hairs in the nose.
🔥 It has a heating system that warms the fresh incoming air (especially in winter) to body temperature before it enters the body.
💧 The nose moistens the inhaled air and activates our sense of smell.
🔥 It has a heating system that warms the fresh incoming air (especially in winter) to body temperature before it enters the body.
💧 The nose moistens the inhaled air and activates our sense of smell.
It regulates the amount of air flowing into the body,
which is why nasal breathing can help reduce or even prevent hyperventilation, tension, and inner restlessness.
which is why nasal breathing can help reduce or even prevent hyperventilation, tension, and inner restlessness.
(Our dog Lea on the walk) 🐶🚶♀️🌳
🥱 Yawning
Yawning is a natural reflex — in humans as well as in animals.
It occurs in various emotional states:
when tired, bored, stressed, tense, embarrassed, hungry, and more.
Yawning is a natural reflex — in humans as well as in animals.
It occurs in various emotional states:
when tired, bored, stressed, tense, embarrassed, hungry, and more.
In Face Yoga, yawning is even practiced consciously:
🌀 It stretches many facial muscles,
🧘♀️ relaxes the face and mind, and
😊 can lift your mood.
🌀 It stretches many facial muscles,
🧘♀️ relaxes the face and mind, and
😊 can lift your mood.
Yawning is a deep inhale and exhale.
It brings more oxygen into the body and can increase alertness.
The cooler airflow during yawning can even help lower body temperature slightly ❄️.
It brings more oxygen into the body and can increase alertness.
The cooler airflow during yawning can even help lower body temperature slightly ❄️.
🏃 Runners often yawn right before the starting gun at sports competitions.
🎭 People also yawn before a performance or presentation.
🎭 People also yawn before a performance or presentation.
Yawning often appears in the evening as we grow tired.
Good oxygen supply then supports falling asleep 😴.
Good oxygen supply then supports falling asleep 😴.
🥱 And: yawning is contagious!
Especially empathetic people yawn faster in response —
and the closer our relationship to the yawner,
the more likely we are to catch the reflex 💞.
Especially empathetic people yawn faster in response —
and the closer our relationship to the yawner,
the more likely we are to catch the reflex 💞.
👉 Don’t suppress yawning or sighing —
they are natural ways the body regulates and relaxes.
they are natural ways the body regulates and relaxes.
(Our dog Lea on the coast of Provence) 🐶🌊🇫🇷
Meditation, mindfulness, or a retreat by the sea:
🌬️ Three deep breaths can help relieve stress 😌
🌬️ Three deep breaths can help relieve stress 😌
🌿 Breathe in slowly and gently through your nose 👃
Feel the fullness in your chest 🫁, your sides, and all around your belly 🤍 —
thanks to your active diaphragm, which lowers as you inhale,
creating more space, especially in the abdominal area.
Feel the fullness in your chest 🫁, your sides, and all around your belly 🤍 —
thanks to your active diaphragm, which lowers as you inhale,
creating more space, especially in the abdominal area.
🍃 Breathe out slowly and quietly through your nose 👃
Notice how the air
⬆️ flows back upward and gently out through your nose 🌬️
as your diaphragm relaxes and returns to its natural shape.
Notice how the air
⬆️ flows back upward and gently out through your nose 🌬️
as your diaphragm relaxes and returns to its natural shape.
🌊 (On the coast of Provence) 🇫🇷🌅
Observe your breath like water — and learn to use it for yourself.
Breathing with pauses regenerates the mind & body.
The suggested seconds here are just guidelines.
Feel what numbers are right for you.
They may vary depending on your mood — and that’s okay.
Take a fresh breath in through your nose and briefly feel the fullness.
Let the air flow out gently and slowly through your nose —
and feel the emptiness of the breath.
Repeat this 3 times, then briefly close your eyes
and check in with yourself.
The suggested seconds here are just guidelines.
Feel what numbers are right for you.
They may vary depending on your mood — and that’s okay.
Take a fresh breath in through your nose and briefly feel the fullness.
Let the air flow out gently and slowly through your nose —
and feel the emptiness of the breath.
Repeat this 3 times, then briefly close your eyes
and check in with yourself.
🐝 Bhramari — the Bee Breath 🌬️🎶
Do you ever hum? 🎵
Inhale through your nose 👃 & with your mouth closed 🤫 —
let your bee fly 🐝, your Ferrari hum 🏎️, your horse snort 🐴… 😉
Inhale through your nose 👃 & with your mouth closed 🤫 —
let your bee fly 🐝, your Ferrari hum 🏎️, your horse snort 🐴… 😉
Can you feel the vibration in your head 🤯 and chest 💓?
Let your lips rest lightly together 👄 so you can better feel the buzzing.
Relax your mouth 🫦, your resonance space 🎶,
and your large tongue muscle 👅.
Let your lips rest lightly together 👄 so you can better feel the buzzing.
Relax your mouth 🫦, your resonance space 🎶,
and your large tongue muscle 👅.
💡 This vibration boosts circulation 🩸, stimulates the lymphatic system 🧬, and increases lung capacity 🫁.
It helps to relax the mind 🧠, the face 😊, and the jaw 😮💨,
and supports the release of excess air 💨 from the body.
It helps to relax the mind 🧠, the face 😊, and the jaw 😮💨,
and supports the release of excess air 💨 from the body.
✨ Variations:
🔊 Variation 1
"Inhale with a snoring sound 💤 & exhale with a humming sound 🎶"
→ Cleanses the throat 🗣️ and clarifies the voice 🎤
"Inhale with a snoring sound 💤 & exhale with a humming sound 🎶"
→ Cleanses the throat 🗣️ and clarifies the voice 🎤
👂 Variation 2
While humming, gently cover your ears with your fingers ☝️
→ Tune into yourself and your inner sound 🔔
While humming, gently cover your ears with your fingers ☝️
→ Tune into yourself and your inner sound 🔔
🌀 Variation 3
Let small, “flying” movements of your head and nose 🐝👃 happen.
→ Notice how each shift affects your tone 🎼
Try gently closing your ears again —
and listen to your inner hum 🎧✨
Let small, “flying” movements of your head and nose 🐝👃 happen.
→ Notice how each shift affects your tone 🎼
Try gently closing your ears again —
and listen to your inner hum 🎧✨
🌿 Practicing with real bees among the lavender is a special joy...
(In the lavender fields of Provence) 🇫🇷💜🌾
(In the lavender fields of Provence) 🇫🇷💜🌾