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Our Breath really helps us become conscious of where we are putting our energy.

It also can help rise us above tension and stress by giving us resiliency with a healthy perspective.

My suggestion to you for a practice this week:

• Set aside 5 min/day to become aware of how you are breathing.
• Set a timer for 1 min and “count your breathing”
• Then focus on deepening the breath into the belly.
• Inhale: “Imagine – Fill yourself up with love” and Exhale: say to yourself “It’s safe to rest” …and let your body feel the love and rest.

After a min or 2 (you can take as long as you like here if you wish) Set the timer again for another 1min. and count your breath again.

Notice what is different. Were you able to lower the number of breaths in 1 min?

Remember: Practice does not make Perfect…it makes Permanent.

Practice is important. When we are stressed, in pain, anxious or can’t sleep we will “shallow breathe and tighten.” When we practice becoming aware of our breathing patterns, we can then change our breathing and also our thinking. The more you practice this, the more you will default to a “healthy” breathing state.