| Incorporating Breath Work Into Your Daily
Life
Begin by creating a quiet or sacred time each day to do
your deep breathing. Hold your 
in your hand
while sitting in a chair with both feet on the floor. Scan your body for
any areas of tension or holding. Once you have identified these areas,
take in a big breath of air and release it with a sigh. As you take this
'cleansing breath', see the tension and the thoughts about your day
leaving your body. Your breathing practice will take you through a series
of 36 deep breaths. Begin each breath by inhaling slowly through your nose
and exhaling through your mouth, as if you are blowing out a candle. Take
a moment to pause at the top of every breath and after every exhale. Use
your thumb and forefinger to slide past a bead after you have completed a
breath. Allow the beads to keep track of how many breaths you have taken
so that all of your focus is on the way in which the breath feels as it
moves through your body. You will be taking four sets of nine deep
breaths, pausing between each set, until you completed 36 deep breaths.
Enjoy your journey!
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