Soma Breath Meditation
with Aiyana Pendleton 
with Aiyana Pendleton
November 24 (Friday)
at 10:30 am
Class length
60 minutes
Location
StudioNia Santa Fe
Visualization
Visualization is used to guide meditators to release anxiety and stress and to create change and a space for healing. It is also used for manifesting a new way of being, or a new opportunity. We practice creating feelings of gratitude and joy, teaching our DNA and our bodies that we are safe, whole and healthy. Many have used Soma Breath Meditations to heal themselves of trauma, physical pain, and engage in a happy, healthy lifestyle and make better choices. Others use it to connect with their higher selves and the divine. It is also used it to improve focus, improve physical performance, and to access inner guidance.
Breathing
We use many different breath rhythms to connect, relax, release and heal. During meditations, we breath in through the nose and out through the mouth in a gentle rhythmic pattern. Along with the music, you will hear a count to guide you. In some cases, we will breath out for longer than we breath in, using a 2:4 or 4:8 rhythm, to create a relaxed state and access the parasympathetic nervous system. This helps us reduce inflammation, relieve anxiety and stress, and access deep healing states. In other tracks we will use the 4:4 rhythm, breathing in for 4 and out for 4 to create coherence. Creating coherence in the heart, mind, and body increases focus, resets the brain. If we are manifesting or building energy, we may breath in and out at a faster pace, perhaps breathing in and out of the mouth using a 2:2 or 1:1 rhythm. In all cases, you are guided with counting, music, and visualization.
Breath Holds
After each round of rhythmic breathing, we offer a breath hold. During Baya Kumbhaka, you empty your lungs for 30 seconds to 2-3 minutes. You will be guided to take sips of air as needed, as many cannot hold their breath for that long. While breath holds build CO2 tolerance and allow us to access deep healing states, each person must engage at their level of comfort and can choose not to engage in the breath hold or take as many sips of air as needed. After Baya Kumbhaka, we will engage in Antara Kumbhaka, which is a breath retention with full lungs. If you choose not to engage in breath holds, you simply breath at your own rhythm.
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