Chronic stress and anxiety can be debilitating, with continuously running intrusive thoughts making it difficult to cope during the day. For some, stress and worry can start right upon waking up in the morning. However, much like positive affirmations , or gratitude journaling , starting your day with breathwork and meditation can have positive effects on your mental health.
This 15-minute session from PS Fit's Marlize Joubert is designed to provide you some stress relief and bring about a sense of renewed energy and groundedness. To begin, Joubert starts things off slowly with a series of large inhalations through the nose and chest. Clearing the mind, she gives instructions on how to follow these deep breaths with light exhalations through the mouth.
Next, Joubert provides clear instruction on how to complete thirty breaths — strong inhalations and exhalations — instructing viewers to squeeze "every single drop of that exhale out." The practice will invigorate you, Joubert says, in the video. As a side note, she mentions that you might feel tingles, vibrations, and even feel a slightly hotter-than-normal temperature, as this breathwork sequence works to energize you.
"You're doing great," Joubert says to the class, with encouragement. During the session, she gently reminds viewers that they are safe during this practice. As more breathwork and meditation is explored, Joubert continues around the main theme of being in control of your life, rather than feeling disconnect.