Deep Rest
We believe everyone can benifit from this deep rest session. This practice helps you release tension in your body, quiet your mind, and reset your nervous system no experience or flexibility required. It’s ideal for anytime you’re feeling overwhelmed, burnt out, or simply in need of rest.
How This Works
Each of the breath techniques we use emphasise extended exhales, which play a powerful role in activating your parasympathetic nervous system the branch of your nervous system responsible for rest, recovery, and relaxation. By lengthening the exhale, these practices stimulate the vagus nerve, a key nerve that helps slow your heart rate, lower blood pressure, and calm your nervous system overall.
This calming signal sends a message of safety to your brain, shifting you out of the “fight or flight” response and into a state of ease and restoration. Regularly engaging in these breathing exercises can reduce stress, improve focus, and promote a deeper sense of balance and wellbeing.
We then move into a descending body scan which encourages deep rest by gently guiding attention down through the body, from head to toe, promoting awareness of physical sensations and releasing tension layer by layer. This gradual focus helps shift the nervous system from a state of alertness to relaxation, quieting the mind and allowing the body to unwind.
Breathwork Practice
10 Minutes To Encourage Deep Rest
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Low Frequency Humming
Begin by taking a gentle inhale to fill the lungs. Then, hum softly on your exhale, letting the sound be low and steady. Feel the vibration of the sound as it moves through your body.
Repeat x 10
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Pinhole Breath
Inhale slowly and deeply through your nose. Then, exhale gently through parted lips, as if you’re blowing softly through a straw. focus on making your exhale smooth and controlled and longer then your inhale.
Repeat x 10
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Audible sign
Take a deep breath in through your nose. Then release the breath with a soft, audible sigh, letting go of any tension as you exhale. Allowing your body to soften and your mind to settle with each sigh.
Repeat x 10
Body Scan
Meditation
10 Minutes To Ease Your Body
Find a comfortable seat.
Close your eyes.
Listen Below.