Feel the Heal 77

12/23/2025

Why mouth breathing isn’t doing your body any favors 👇🏼

Most people don’t realize this, but breathing through your mouth actually creates stress inside your body even if you feel “fine.”

When you mouth breathe:
• Nitric oxide drops
• Oxygen delivery becomes less efficient
• Your airways dry out and get irritated
• Your heart and nervous system have to work harder

✨ Nitric oxide is a big deal.
It helps your blood vessels relax, improves circulation, and allows oxygen to be absorbed more effectively in the lungs.

Here’s the thing nitric oxide is produced in your nasal passages.

When you bypass your nose and breathe through your mouth, you skip that process completely.

So even if you’re breathing more, your cells may actually be receiving less oxygen.
Your body compensates by working harder… which keeps you in a low-grade stress response.

Mouth breathing also dries and inflames the airways, which subtly activates the sympathetic (fight-or-flight) nervous system throughout the day.

Over time, this can disrupt nervous system balance, reduce breathing efficiency, and affect both cardiovascular health and emotional regulation.

Instead… breathe through your nose.
That’s literally what it’s designed for 😅

Nasal breathing:
• Increases nitric oxide
• Supports the parasympathetic (calming) response
• Improves oxygen use
• Creates a more regulated internal environment

👉 If you want better breathing, more energy, and a calmer nervous system, start by gently closing your mouth and breathing through your nose 👃

Follow Feel the Heal 77 for breathwork rooted in science and guided with intention — supporting nervous system regulation, resilience, and embodied healing.

12/23/2025

This time of year can feel like:
• A weird soup of gratitude, exhaustion, and “what day is it again?”
• High vibes and low patience
• Wanting to rest, but somehow also reinvent your entire life by January 1st

So let’s keep it simple today:

Take one breath.
In through the nose…
Out through the mouth…
That’s it. You did it.

Now tell me👇
What’s one word you want to feel more of in 2026?

Mine?
💛 Simplicity.
Breath. Flow. Less hustle. More remembering.

Drop yours in the comments — let’s breathe it into being together.

12/21/2025

The Winter Solstice invites us to pause…
to soften… to listen.
It’s not about rushing toward the light
It’s about honoring the beauty of darkness,
where seeds rest, where breath slows,
where the soul remembers its own rhythm.

This is the womb of winter.
A place of sacred reset.
A spiral inward.

Today I honor what I’m releasing.
What I’m reclaiming.
And what I’m becoming.

❄️ Happy Winter Solstice ❄️

12/20/2025

🌀 Nervous System Check-In: Let’s Play a Game
Let’s take a moment to reset together… right here, right now.

Pick a number (1–5) and read your mini nervous system reset 👇🏼
Then drop your number in the comments, let’s regulate together 💛

1 – Box Breath
Inhale for 4
Hold for 4
Exhale for 4
Hold empty for 4
Repeat for 3 rounds.
Imagine calm expanding like a soft square inside your body.

2 – Vagus Nerve Vibration
Hum gently on your exhale.
Try: Inhale through the nose, exhale slowly with a hmmmmm sound.
Repeat 5 times. Feel the vibration melt stress off your shoulders.

3 – 4:8 Regulation Breath
Inhale through your nose for 4
Exhale through your mouth for 8
Do this 5 rounds.
Let your exhale be longer, slower, softer. This turns the volume down on fight-or-flight.

4 – Breath + Gratitude
Place your hand on your heart.
Inhale and think of one thing you’re grateful for.
Exhale and let a soft “thank you” flow out.
Repeat 3–5 times. Feel your body soften with appreciation.

5 – Breath Hold Reset
Inhale fully
Hold your breath for 15 seconds
Exhale completely
Hold your breath empty for 15 seconds
Repeat 2–3 rounds
Notice the stillness and reset between the holds. This is where your nervous system recalibrates.

✨Your breath is your bridge. Your body is listening.✨
Which one did you pick? Let me know below! 👇🏼

12/20/2025