A breath token is a breathing exploration that I develop for friends & clients and send out as a gift.
In 2020 the breath tokens are about connecting breath and sound.
Smelling a rose and letting out a sigh
I’m one of these people who stop for roses. When I walk past a garden fence with a rose bush close enough to reach with my nose, I’ll take a sniff. I love all the different roses and their smells, especially at this time of year when only the last flew blooms are left.
When I smell a rose, I draw the scent into my nose, into myself and let out a satisfied sigh with an Ah or some similar sound, or some words of appreciation like “wonderful” or “glorious”…
The last few days I’ve been sniffing roses extensively and with one rose I noticed that this is what was meant by the breathing exercise called “taking a deep breath”. Without even knowing, I was doing it as the exercise was meant to be.
Noticing myself smelling the rose, I realised that it takes inspiration to be inspired. I wasn’t willing myself to take a deep breath when I smelt the rose. I was inspired by the rose and its scent which made me take a deep breath, which, in turn, lead me to inspire myself, to inhale fully.
So this is something we can practice for real, finding roses to smell, or using the imagination, imagining the rose, moving towards it with the nose and inhaling the scent, then letting out the air on a sigh, a sound or a word. In any case, it’s a very pleasurable experience.
Benefits I experienced were:
– inspiriational
– invigorating
– deep breathing
– satisfaction
– a sense of beauty in the world
– appreciation of breathing and the nose
There are surely other benefits for you to discover. If you have any questions or feedback please contact me.