08/06/2021
𝘉𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘈𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘊𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘋𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 10 𝘤𝘮
𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙞𝙩?
On Frame :
Simply bring your awareness to your breath, and pay attention to what it’s already doing. There’s no need to change anything, just notice what’s already happening.
Notice how fast or slow each breath is. Pay attention to the pace. See if there is a rhythm… or not. It doesn’t really matter if there is, just notice what the breath is already doing. Notice how long or short each breath is. Sometimes, when doing breath awareness the breath begins to change all by itself to slower, deeper breaths. If that happens, simply notice and watch what it does.
Keep going… If you find your mind wandering, no worries. Just bring your focus right back to your breath.
Now, notice your outward breath. Notice how long or short it is. The outward breath is the breath of surrender… of letting go.
That, in a nut shell, is breath awareness – my absolutely favorite go-to labor breathing technique. Now, breath awareness sounds super simple, and it is, but putting it into practice may take a bit of work.
The thing is, breath awareness is a simple practice that demands us to be aware and live in the present moment. Our modern culture does not cater to this way of being, so by learning breath awareness we are taking a step in a completely different direction.
But here’s the kicker, when in labor one of the best things to do to prevent suffering is to be in the present moment. It’s when we start anticipating the future, we begin to suffer.
“If it took me five hours to get to five centimeters, that means it’ll take me another five to get to ten centimeters. I can’t do that! There’s no way!
