Pain Releiving / Relaxing / Proper Breath
This should be taught to every client and used as an anchor between sessions – great to teach as a takeaway when you do a talk for service organizations
Ask the client to take a very deep breath. After they let it out have them notice how they stiffened up their chest, their neck and many will bite down clinching their jaw and not be aware of it.
Next tell them to just gently push out their stomach and notice how they automatically suck air into their lungs. The reason for this is the negative pressure created when they push out their stomach. The diaphragm drops down creating a negative pressure in the chest, which automatically expands the lungs, sucking in air.
Explain that the lungs have five lobes and that when many people take a very deep breath they actually only bring air into the two upper lobes of the lungs. The reason is because they are pulling their stomach in rather than letting it push out, creating more space. Let them know that the two lower lobes of the lungs have more blood vessels; therefore more oxygen can get into the tissues.
Oxygen is relaxing and healing and allows a major decrease in stress.
It is also important to explain that the Vegas nerve runs through the diaphragm. And when the diaphragm is hyper stretched it activates the Vegas nerve which stimulate anti-stress hormones.
So by taking a deep breath this way at least once an hour, changes their stress response.
The best way to do this is to breathe in for a count of three, hold the breath three counts and breathe out for six counts and to do that hourly. Also find some time in the day when they can take ten breaths in that manner. This type of breathing is a major component of a client success.
This is so important I never do a session without explaining this and having the client do the breath 3 times as they are closing their eyes prior to starting their induction.
I demonstrated by having them put their hand on their abdomen and gently using the abdomen to push their hand out.