Exhaling into Calm

The world offers us innumerable tools to help us stay bright and steady even among the challenges of life. The ancient mystics were experts at unearthing and developing these tools to help us find our way.For centuries, spiritual adepts have used the breath to shift the inner workings of the nervous system in ways that bring us into balance. They developed breathing techniques to amp us up when we are feeling lethargic and they refined techniques to calm us when we are feeling over-activated. Some of their techniques require years of practice and refinement, but some are simple and accessible to us all.In this 12-minute practice, we’ll explore the quiet power of the breath to help guide us toward a calmer way of being. We’ll practice what I like to call the cleansing breath - a long, slow and easy exhalation - to help return us back to our saner and steadier way of being. We’ll let a few rounds of cleansing breath lead us right into a space of quiet relaxation. We’ll return to a state of being where we feel rested, restored and at home. Get full access to At Home in the World at claudiacummins.substack.com/subscribe