Calming Breathing Technique, Day 3 Self-Care Coping Strategies
Daily Meditation Podcast
Mary Meckley
4.1 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 21 June 2022
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
Breathing techniques are an ideal form of self-care because they can instantly calm your mind and body.
This week, you are venturing on a self-care journey! This week's journey has you exploring strategies to cope with challenges in specific areas of your life. All week long, you'll be guided using meditation techniques and key insight to cope with life's challenges.
This is day 2 of a 7-day meditation series, Self-Care Coping Strategies, episodes 2677-2783.
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You're Invited To Take Part In a Coping Quest!
At the beginning of each day, reflect on challenges you may encounter during your day. Consider strategies to best manage the challenges.
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Day 4: Mudra Technique
Day 5: Chakra Technique
Day 6: Layer Meditation Techniques
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All meditations are created by Mary Meckley and are her original content. Please request permission to use any of Mary's content by sending an email to Mary@sipandom.com.Let go of repetitive negative thoughts.
This week, you are invited to take part in an emotional healing journey. You'll be guided through 7-steps to heal your emotions. It's all too common to conceal your reactions to stressors in life and to neglect your emotions. This week, you'll be guided to honor your emotional state.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This is episode 2,679 of the Daily Meditation Podcast. |
| 0:08.0 | I'm Mary Mechley and I welcome you back to the series we're exploring this week. |
| 0:15.0 | This week the theme is self-care coping strategies for some of life's biggest challenges. |
| 0:25.0 | Today is the third day of our series. |
| 0:29.0 | But if you are just joining us, you are in the right place because in each episode regardless of what day it is, |
| 0:37.0 | I share a meditation that you can do right away, right here, right now. |
| 0:45.0 | Make sure you're subscribed if you aren't so already because the best way to receive all the beautiful benefits of meditation is by meditating consistently. |
| 0:59.0 | That's why I show up for you every day. I share my own meditation ritual with you. |
| 1:08.0 | And I'm so honored when you share a rating and review. |
| 1:12.0 | Those mean so much to me and thank you to those who have let me know how your meditation is coming along. |
| 1:20.0 | In each episode this week you have a focus where you highlight a particular area of your life and you have a strategy. |
| 1:33.0 | You are guided using a meditation technique as you cope with challenges in that particular area of your life. |
| 1:45.0 | So far we've explored physical and personal self-care. |
| 1:50.0 | Today you're going to be guided with the focus of social self-care and your strategy is a breathing technique. |
| 2:02.0 | Breathing techniques are one of the most powerful techniques you can do and they give you instant results. |
| 2:12.0 | The breathing technique today is a simple technique you can do. |
| 2:16.0 | It's a technique where you inhale and do exhale to the count of five or a count that feels right for you. |
| 2:27.0 | Then you pause and hold that inhale for the count of six. |
| 2:35.0 | And then when it feels right you'll exhale through your nose to the count of eight. |
| 2:42.0 | So you'll exhale a little longer than your inhale and you'll do this three times or as many times as feels right for you. |
| 2:55.0 | Again, make sure that you do this breathing technique to a count that feels right for you. |
| 3:01.0 | And now I want to share with you a little insight into social self-care. |
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