REST
Gentle practices for a nervous system
that has been working hard.
These are the quieter ones.
Not breathwork that asks something of you.
Breathwork that simply offers something — a little space,
a slower rhythm, a reminder that you are allowed to put things down.
Breath awareness. Calming practices. The kind of sessions
where nothing needs to happen, and something often does anyway.
There is no right order. No preparation required.
Find one that feels like what your body needs today,
and let it begin.
BREATH AWARENESS
because noticing is enough
Breath awareness asks nothing of the breath except that you notice it. No particular pattern. No instruction to slow down or deepen or change anything at all. Just attention, resting on the natural rhythm of the inhale and the exhale.
This is not a lesser practice. For a nervous system that has been performing and producing and holding things together, the invitation to simply notice — without needing to fix or improve — can be the most genuinely restful thing available.
These videos begin here. With noticing. Some stay there. Others move gently into calming practices from that foundation of quiet attention.
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CALMING BREATHWORK
because rest is not passive
The parasympathetic nervous system does not merely maintain the body during rest. It repairs it. However, it does not respond to the absence of demand. It responds to the presence of safety.
That distinction matters. Collapse and replenishment feel different in the body. Collapse is what happens when we run past our resources and the body forces a stop. Replenishment is something we move toward, consciously, with a little tenderness.
Calming breathwork creates the conditions for replenishment. A slower exhale. A gentler rhythm. A signal to the nervous system that it is safe to soften now.
The birds were singing. It must be safe.
Finger Tracing Breathwork for Calm
This practice invites you to synchronise breath with movement, while deepening your awareness of physical sensation and presence. You’re encouraged to notice pauses, explore balance between inhale and exhale, and gently adapt the practice by switching hands or closing the eyes.
11 Minutes and 32 Seconds
Just Notice – Breath & Silent Reflection
This session is a reminder that rest can be simple, that awareness can soften tension, and that sometimes all we need is a moment to breathe and notice.
13 Minutes and 7 Seconds
Diaphragmatic Breathing & Vagus Nerve Calm
Learn how diaphragmatic breathing and vagus nerve stimulation calm the nervous system. A gentle guided breath and silent reflection to reset your body and mind.
12 Minutes and 23 Seconds
Extended Exhale Breathwork for Deep Rest
Learn how extended exhale breathing can help your body feel safe enough to rest.
12 Minutes 31 Seconds
Midweek Reset for Your Nervous System
The breathwork in this session includes breathing with awareness, breathing into the ribs and back to deepen the breath, an extended exhale to encourage relaxation, and coherence breathing to bring balance back into the body.
11 Minutes 48 Seconds
Extended Exhale Breathwork for Calm
The invitation is to inhale gently through the nose and exhale softly through rounded lips, allowing the exhale to lengthen naturally without counting or forcing the breath. As the breath slows and softens, you are encouraged to notice what happens in the body
10 Minutes 20 Seconds
Birdsong and Deep Rest
The bird song is described as a signal of safety, something ancient and deeply familiar, helping the body settle into the parasympathetic nervous system. Silence is offered not as emptiness, but as space for rest, awareness, and inner change.
11 Minutes 44 Seconds
Let Go & Gently Prepare for the Week
A softly structured breathwork journey designed to support rest, awareness, and emotional presence.
11 Minutes 14 Seconds
Breaths for Deep Rest & Calm
Designed as a pause in the middle of your week, this session invites you to step out of doing and into being – allowing your body to soften and your mind to settle.
10 Minutes 35 Seconds
Psychological Sigh Breathwork for Calm and Gentle Reset
Guided through a final breath segment centred on noticing. The practice introduces the psychological sigh as a double inhale, sometimes even a triple inhale, followed by a gentle sigh out. There is no force here – no pushing on the exhale and no strong pulling on the inhale – only a soft, natural rhythm and repeated invitations to notice how you feel.
10 Minutes 2 Seconds
Gentle Breathwork for Sitting with Discomfort
A supportive breath awareness practice that honours your own pace. The episode begins by acknowledging an important truth about breathwork: sometimes it can bring you into contact with discomfort. Rather than pushing through or ignoring what arises, the invitation here is to sit with it softly, even briefly, and simply notice what is there.
11 Minutes 59 Seconds
Breathing Into Joyful Rest
The practice begins by inviting awareness into the body: noticing sensations, movements, and the state of the mind. From there, attention gently returns to the natural rhythm of breathing — observing the inhale and exhale exactly as they are, without judgement.
10 Minutes 42 Seconds
Finger Tracing Breathwork for Calm
Rather than counting or following strict rules, the invitation is to allow the breath to naturally match the pace of the tracing. The practice encourages curiosity — exploring the sensation of touch, noticing how gently or firmly you make contact with the hand, and discovering what feels best in the moment.
10 Minutes 3 Seconds
Primal Safety, Silence & Gentle Breath Awareness
In this gentle guided practice, Sharyn invites you to settle into the surface beneath you and notice the layers of support holding you in place — from the chair or bed beneath you to the deeper grounding of the earth itself. Through simple awareness of the body, participants explore sensations such as the contact of the thighs, the space beneath the knees, the position of the spine, and the softness of the shoulders.
11 Minutes 30 Seconds
Coherence Breathing for Calm & Self-Awareness
There is no fixed formula. You’re encouraged to adjust the breath in real time, noticing whether the rhythm feels too long, too short, or just right. The breath remains gentle, through the nose where available, and free from force.
10 Minutes 46 Seconds
Deep Belly Breathing for Safety & Grounding
A gentle guided breath practice to deepen into your body and feel safe within yourself. Soft belly breathing to ground your nervous system and settle into silence.
10 Minutes 23 Seconds
Nervous System Reset with Breath & Silence
A gentle midweek reset for your nervous system. Birdsong, breath and silence to help you soften, settle and return to yourself.
11 Minutes 13 Seconds
Balanced Breath for Calm
In this closing practice, we explore Balanced Breath (Coherence Breathing) — inhaling and exhaling through the nose for equal counts. You’re invited to breathe to a steady rhythm, beginning with a count of four, and then adjusting to suit your body.
10 Minutes 38 Seconds
Ocean Breathing for Deep Calm
Learn how soft ocean breathing can gently regulate your nervous system and quiet the mind. A simple shift in sound can move you from effort into ease.
10 Minutes 39 Seconds
If you’d like to breathe with us live.
The Midweek Exhale is free. Every Wednesday, 7:30pm UK.
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