🌊 Ocean Breath 🌊

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Inhale… two… three… four…
Pause…

Exhale… two… three… four…
Pause…

Your breath is a wave. Rising and falling. Always returning.

In this practice, we follow a steady rhythm: 4 seconds in, 2 seconds pause, 4 seconds out, 2 seconds pause.

This rhythm invites your nervous system into balance.
Not too fast. Not too slow. Like waves lapping a shore.

The short pauses at the top and bottom help regulate your heart rate and activate the ventral vagal pathway — a core component of the Polyvagal Theory. This is your social engagement system, your capacity to feel safe and connected.

Each breath brings you closer to calm.
Each pause reminds you that stillness is safe.

Let yourself be carried.