Episode 5: Finding Balance

Today we’ll work with another practice that also down-regulates, but this time with the lens of finding balance. Balance in the body with breath control and balance in the mind with our shift in focus. This practice of mindfulness can help interrupt any anxious or distracting cycles in your mind, help clear mental clutter, and help to better concentration & decision making.Together we’ll do a short visualization getting deeper awareness into the body, followed by a breathing technique known as box-breathing. This consists of equal counts of inhales and exhales with equal counts of breath holds in between each inhale and exhale. The counted breath in this practice not only gives your mind something specific to focus on, the counted rhythm of your breath, but this pace of deeper, slower breathing also allows your system to gradually calm down.So when you’re ready, find a comfortable position for your body & let’s get started…As always, take what works, use what feels good, and leave the rest.I appreciate you being here!!Follow this and my storytelling on Substack:https://substack.com/@katiescogginsIntro Music:Music: Apollo 11 by Wanheda https://soundcloud.com/user-724527508License: Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://audiolibrary.com.co/wanheda/apollo-11Music promoted by Audio Library: https://youtu.be/Ot9187kyNpM?t=273Meditation/Breathwork music:Music: space by Rexlambo https://soundcloud.com/rexlamboLicense: Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://audiolibrary.com.co/rexlambo/spaceMusic promoted by Audio Library: https://youtu.be/0ZF1bQszHFk Get full access to A Daily Pause at katiescoggins.substack.com/subscribe