Ray will be offering another workshop/s TBD
Below is Breathwork information that I am sharing with you from Ray who ran the Meditation/Breathwork/Ice Plunge (optional) that a few of us attended a few weeks ago.
(cost $40) This can be emailed to him.
Hoping more of you will come out and join us.
I am now learning to breathe better to help my health! I was surprised to learn that I have been doing the opposite when I breathe.
I am someone who truly does not know how to relax and feel anxious often.
Yet after this one session I felt very much at peace and had a very good sleep (something else I struggle with )
This was a very incredible experience to be a part of and I am so thankful to Ray for this one of a kind and surreal experience!
My personal goal is to actually try to do the plunge.
One of our very brave friends tried this back in November-soooo proud of her!
Ray is such a great supporter of Mental Health Wellness and gives the best hugs (lol)
Ray's email: thejourneyofthecrow@gmail.com
Here are the fundamentals of Wim Hof breathing technique:
1. BREATHE
*take 30-40 fast full breaths in through your nose or mouth
*think of the inhale as active (full) and the exhale as passive (relaxed)
*there is no pause between breaths
2. HOLD
*on your last breath of the round, breathe all the way in, let your breath go, and hold your breath passively (without strain or force)
3. RESET
*when you are ready to breathe again, take a full breath in and hold for 15 seconds
4. REPEAT
*repeat this sequence for 1-2 more rounds
The real question is, why does intense breathing help you get a better sleep?
The answer requires a bit of preface. The stress we perceive, feel, and respond to can be a big contributing factor to the poor sleep you occasionally or regularly get.
From your alarm waking you up out of a deep sleep first thing in the morning, to the traffic you hit before the office, the lunch that's eaten quickly and for convenience, to the hard sweaty workout you finish your day with - the unifying thread to all of these things is stress. This can keep our body in a low level state of stress response throughout the day.
The 30-40 rapid breaths actually heightens your body's stress response (raising the ceiling) . It is in the Breath Hold that immediately follows where our body's stress response switches to a relaxed state that is far deeper (lowering the floor) than we would be able to achieve without it.
To sum it up, doing 2-3 rounds of Wim Hof Method breathwork near the time you go to sleep will help in turning your body's stress response down, increasing your ability to physically relax, and help your mind come to ease.
Here is a 10 minute guided video of 3 rounds of Wim Hof Breathwork.
Give it a try and see how you feel!
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