Breath: Mindfully Breathe and Be Present
Welcome to our 50th podcast episode! We are celebrating that have been able to share 50 episodes with you during Season 1!

Today, we get to stop and take a breath! Let’s focus on being mindful as we intentionally breathe.
Genesis 2:7 says, Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.
We can utilize breathing to become mindful and breathe life into our souls! 
Benefits of breathwork: reduces inflammation, increases oxygen, improves movement, decreases digestive stress, stimulates the vagus nerve: responsible for turning on our parasympathetic nervous system, and lowered heart rate and blood pressure.
And listen to this: breathing is the easiest way to regulate!
Anatomy of breathing: How the body uses oxygen - 25% is used by the brain, while the kidneys use 12% and the heart just 7%. Our bodies need oxygen to sustain themselves and need to be able to expel carbon dioxide to cleanse the system. Breath is a natural detoxifier. The brain really needs that oxygen!
Breath Prayer
Some examples:

Inhale Him, exhale you

Inhale healing, exhale walls you’ve built

Increase strength, exhale self-doubt

Inhale calm, exhale distraction and chaos

Inhale clarity, exhale confusion

Inhale the purifying Holy Spirit, exhale junk and clutter

Inhale the Lord is my shepherd, exhale I shall not want


Box Breathing

4 inhale, 4 hold, 4 exhale, 4 hold…repeat


4-7-8 Breath

Inhale for 4 counts (belly breath)

Hold for 7 counts

Exhale for 8 counts


Simple Steps:

Choose one breath practice and try it at least 3 times this week.

Note how you feel.


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