Credit: Kirill Abdrakhmanov
A breath token is a breathing exploration that I develop for friends & clients and send out as a gift.
Stroking along the body walls
Since natural breath practice is a body work focussed on breathing, we connect first to the chest space where the lungs and heart are. We stroke up one arm, over the shoulder and down along the breastbone. We do the same thing stroking up the other arm.
Then we stroke clockwise around the abdominal space, covering the area from just beneath the lower ribs to just above the pelvic bones. From the pubic bone area we stroke over the groin to the sides of the pelvis and down the outsides of the legs and feet and then stroke upwards on the insides of the feet and legs. Again, via the groin, we stroke over the sides of the pelvis towards the lower back, turn our hands so that we touch the lower back with the back of our hands, stroking outwards to the sides. And then the cycle starts from the beginning.
The benefits I experienced were:
palpable breath and blood flow
sensing the body volume
sensing the body walls
presence and aliveness
grounding
restoration
There are surely other benefits for you to discover. If you have any questions or feedback, please contact me.