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The Science Behind Breathwork + 5 Benefits of the Practice

By Joni Sweet — 2020

Take one big inhale that expands in your belly. Hold it. Now exhale deeply. Congratulations, you've just engaged in breathwork, an ancient practice that's quickly gaining popularity. If you're thinking, "Wait, I've been inhaling and exhaling continuously since the day I was born. Does that mean I've been practicing breathwork this whole time?" the answer is, unfortunately, no. Most of the time,

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An Active Breathwork Technique for Restless Minds

Breathwork practitioner Jasmine Marie, who facilitates groups focused on healing racial trauma through her organization Black Girls Breathing, recorded this guided practice for creating space in the mind and opening the heart.

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Simple Breathwork Practices Can Help You Relieve Stress Throughout the Day

Founder of black girls breathing Jasmine Marie shares some helpful advice to incorporating intentional breathwork into your daily routine.

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Take a Deep Breath: A Simple Exercise Guide to Increasing Your Oxygen Intake

t may begin with shortness of breath or perhaps a recurring cough as you inhale. Your ability to take in more air becomes impeded―for any number of reasons. The bottom line is that your body is not receiving the oxygen it requires, and when that happens, your body lets you know it.

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Developing Self Compassion (Guided Meditation) - Professor Paul Gilbert

This video features a short guided meditation from the Founder of Compassion Focused Therapy - Professor Paul Gilbert.

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Breath Taking: 60 Breathing Techniques to Enhance Your Health and Joy of Living

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Hara: The Vital Center of Man

When we speak of an individual’s state, we are actually referring to something that transcends the duality of body and soul, something that reflects the entirety of a person’s being.

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Bodyfulness: Somatic Practices for Presence, Empowerment, and Waking Up in This Life

In Bodyfulness, renowned somatic counselor Christine Caldwell offers a practical guide for living an embodied contemplative life, embracing whatever body we are in.

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Guided Breathwork Meditation

In this video, I guide you through a healing Breathwork session. I'm a certified Breathwork teacher and am a student of David Elliott.

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Quiet Sitting: The Daoist Approach for a Healthy Mind and Body

Quiet Sitting: The Daoist Approach for a Healthy Mind and Body is a combination of two translated texts from two of the most famous Jing Gong pioneers in China during the early 20th century.

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The Oxygen Advantage: Simple, Scientifically Proven Breathing Techniques to Help You Become Healthier, Slimmer, Faster, and Fitter

Achieve more with less effort: The secret to weight loss, fitness, and wellness lies in the most basic and most overlooked function of your body—how you breathe. One of the biggest obstacles to better health and fitness is a rarely identified problem: chronic over-breathing.

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