Breath of Joy is a simple and extremely effective breath for :
- Energy
- Perspective Shift
- Positive Outlook
- Feeding the Body, Brain and Heart.
Stand or sit with your feet comfortably wide (a solid and confident stance) and exhalethoroughly. Breath IN breaking your inhale up into 3 parts, like 3 sips of air. Filling in the belly, ribs and chest. This is ONE breath, in 3 sips.
For your next breaths there are arm and body movements. Knees stay softly bent.
1st sip – arms reach shoulder height and in front of you.
2nd sip – arms rise out like a T, shoulder height.
3rd sip – arm reach up with enthusiasm over head (even if you are faking it for now).
EXHALE – forward fold quickly swishing your hands between your knees/legs letting IT ALL GO. Every ounce of air quickly pushed out.
Start again. 5 of these breaths can change rough patches in your day and add energy during a long drive, a break during training/meetings or getting you through moments of negativity and stress.
-Namaste –
Presence and Positivity 