Heart Breathes

Move yourself into a comfortable position i.e. sitting or lying down.
Mentally check in with yourself as you begin. How do you feel physically, emotionally, mentally? Do you feel comfortable or uncomfortable? Do you feel balanced or unbalanced within your being? Take only approximately 30 seconds to do this.
Then place the palm of your hand over your heart.
Close your eyes and begin to focus on your breath. While breathing focus your minds attention on your hand that is placed over your heart. As you breathe imagine you are breathing in and out through your heart centre.
Each breathe, in through your heart centre and out through your heart centre. In through your heart centre and out through your heart centre, in through your heart centre and out through your heart centre. Continue breathing this way for a minimum of 2 minutes.
During these cycles of breath continue to observe the quality, characteristics and nature of your breath.
Is it easy to breath or does the breath feel restricted?
Are your breaths short and shallow or are they long and deep cycles of breath?
As you continue to monitor and observe your breath begin to allow the breath to flow softly, smoothly and steadily.
By breathing in this way for over 2 minutes you connect your heart and brain.
So next time you are feeling stressed or off centred, unbalanced, take 2 minutes out of your day to breathe Heart breaths.