Your Day,
Your Breathwork
Tap any moment in your day to see what to do and how to do it. Everything here is gentle. There is no pressure to do it all.
- 1Mouth closed from the front door. Nose does all the work, in and out, for the full hour.
- 2If the nose feels tight at first, that is normal. Slow the pace slightly. It usually opens within two or three minutes.
- 3Focus on the exhale being quiet and complete before the next inhale comes in. A full, unhurried out-breath creates the space for a calmer in-breath.
- 4The pace should be whatever allows comfortable nasal breathing. If you have to open your mouth, slow down. There is no right speed, only the right breathing.
Place it between the lips, inhale through the nose, exhale through the Relaxator. The resistance extends the exhale without any effort or counting. Start on the lowest resistance setting. Put it in when you sit down and take it out when you stand up. That is all.
This is a gentle, passive way to give the nervous system a one-hour treatment every evening. Think of it as a small loving nudge towards calm.
The left nostril connects to the right hemisphere of the brain and the parasympathetic nervous system. Breathing through the left down-regulates the nervous system. Breathing through the right does the opposite. You are not in balance right now, so we are spending more time on the left.
- 1Take a soft foam earplug and gently insert it into the right nostril until it sits comfortably. Do not push it in far.
- 2Breathe normally through the left nostril only. Soft and easy, no effort.
- 3Watch your programme. The practice runs in the background. You do not need to think about it.
- 4Aim for 30 to 60 minutes each evening. More is fine if it feels comfortable.
- 1Start with the Relaxator (10 to 15 min). Passive, effortless. Let it extend the exhale while you settle.
- 2Add Humming if you feel like it (5 to 10 min). Hum gently on the exhale - very soft, very quiet. Stimulates the vagus nerve and deepens the calm.
- 3Move to Coherence Breathing with the track (up to 20 min). Follow the rhythm. If sleep comes, let it.
- 4Or try 4-6 Breathing as an alternative to Coherence (10 to 15 min). Four counts in, six counts out, smooth and unforced.
Use the Relaxator for the first 10 to 15 minutes of the in-bed window before transitioning to Coherence or 4-6. It warms the system up gently without requiring any mental effort. Lowest resistance setting, always. This is not training, it is a gift to your nervous system.
- 1Pop the earplug in the right nostril immediately. Before anything else. Every breath from that moment is through the left nostril. Your nervous system is being down-regulated without any effort or focus required.
- 2Have something small to eat if needed. A spoonful of good quality honey is ideal. It stabilises blood sugar quickly, feels reassuring, and has calming properties. A rice cracker is fine too.
- 3Put something on that you enjoy. Not a podcast you feel you should listen to. Something you genuinely like - a comedy, a familiar show, something warm and distracting. The goal is not to fall asleep. The goal is to give the mind something other than worst-case scenarios. Use the red screen filter on your phone to reduce blue light.
- 4Or go into the garden. Sit with feet on the grass, look at the sky. Fresh air, grounding, no screens. After 20 to 30 minutes the body will usually feel very ready to return to bed.
- 5Try the somatic self-stroking. You already do this. Gentle strokes up and down the arms, very slow. Activates the vagus nerve via the skin and tells the nervous system it is safe.
Nasal breathing on the walk. Rest in the garden. Passive regulation in front of the TV. A gentle wind-down before sleep. And a strategy for the nights when the mind will not be quiet. You are already doing so much of this. This plan is just a reminder of what to reach for and when. You are already 50 percent better than February. These are the things that keep moving that number.