Breath Work For Better Sleep

​What's on the agenda for you over the long, holiday weekend? Hopefully something to refresh your mind, body and soul.  I don't know anyone that isn't needing more rest in their life right now.  All forms of exhaustion- mental, physical, emotional- are at an all time high.

So here is your Rest Prescription for the weekend.  It's a great one to help you fall asleep but you can also do it floating in the pool and before taking a nap in a hammock.  It's super simple.

• Find a comfortable, quiet area to relax.
• Pick a number.  You are going to do breath work starting with that number and counting backwards.  Let's say you picked 32.
• Inhale and think or say 32
• Exhale and think or say 32
• Inhale and think or say 31
• Exhale and think or say 31
• Keep going. Inhale and Exhale 30, then 29 etc.

​If you get off track, start over at 32 or just pick any number and count backwards as you do a full inhale and exhale.

You can pick any number. It doesn't matter where you start.

If you fall asleep, woohoo.  Just rest.  When you wake up, you wake up.  Whatever length of time it is, your mind, body and soul needed it.

Get outside if you can over the weekend and do a few minutes of this breath work to take a nap.  Use the exercise to help with sleep on a regular basis.

Deep breaths and baby steps!
Mollie


P.S. Want better sleep?  Download this 5 minute rest meditation to take a quick time out, prep for a nap or to relax your body before sleep.