Ayurveda, the sister science to yoga tells us as the cooler days of Fall set in we are more prone to these feelings. One of the most powerful techniques I’ve found to calm down quickly and clear my head is the buzzing bee breath or brahmuri pranayama as it is known.
On a scale of 1-10 rate how strongly you are feeling these emotions. Give this technique a try then check back in and rate how strongly you feel those emotions after.
Brahmuri quiets the mind, draws the senses inward and is great for soothing the nerves and feelings of anxiety.
From a comfortable seated position either on the floor or in a chair,
- Place your thumbs over the flaps of your ears. Your fingers wrap around the top of your head.
- Press down on the flaps of the ears to block out the sounds around you and take a deep breath in through the nose.
- With the mouth closed, make a humming sound in the throat for the entire length of the exhale.
- When you finish keep the ears blocked, inhale and repeat the sound again.
- Do this a total of 3 times, keeping the eyes closed and the thumbs over the ears throughout.
- When you finish keep your ears blocked for a few moments taking in the silence and listening to the internal sounds of the body and breath.
- Release the hands down and with your gaze at a point on the floor in front of you crack your eyes open and bring your awareness back into the room.
Notice the space you’ve created for yourself. The stillness you’ve generated internally. See if you can hold on to this internal connection as you move through the rest of your day.
Namaste
