The peaceful breath
Once we’ve settled the body and found a natural breath, we might then be able to relax and rest.
Before you start any physical activity
- Check with your healthcare professional that it's safe for you. You can also discuss with them the level of exercise that's right for you.
- If you have a reliever inhaler, always carry it with you and use it when you need to.
- If you have a GTN spray, have this with you as well.
- It's a good idea to wait around one to two hours after eating a meal or thirty minutes after eating a snack, before you start doing any physical activity and have some water close by.
- If you normally use oxygen therapy when you move, then make sure to use it on your usual setting for the exercises. Ensure you have enough oxygen to complete the session and speak to your oxygen team, if you have any concerns.
- Stop exercising and get advice from your healthcare professional if you get any of these symptoms:
- Chest pain or chest tightness, you feel more breathless than you usually would when being active, dizziness, feeling sick, clammy, or feeling really cold, wheezing, sore joints, or muscle weakness.
If you’re tired or can’t sleep, you can use this recording to help you rest into the lullaby of the breath. Using the image of waves gently rolling in and away, we can explore letting go on the out-breath and allowing the in-breath to arise naturally, all by itself.