Category: Breathwork & Meditation

Guided meditation for letting go of everything at the end of the day

By Kate Hesse

Have you ever felt like you weigh ten pounds more by the end of the day?  Like you’re carrying around the weight of all the stresses from the day on your shoulders?  This guided meditation for letting go of everything is designed to help you release those tensions.  Both through visualization and body positioning, you’re…

Meditation might not be what you think it is!

By Kate Hesse

In this article I quote and link to several different people who are speakers and writers about meditation – each one presents the information in a way that resonates with me.  If you’re looking to deepen your understanding of meditative practices, please visit each of their websites and see if one resonates with you. You…

Anti-Anxiety Breathwork – learn the simple 4-7-8 pranayama

By Kate Hesse

There’s a saying you might have heard in a yoga class – as goes the breath, so goes the mind.  This connection works in both directions linking your breath and your state of mind.  And by utilizing anti-anxiety breathwork practices, we’re able to calm the mind by regulating our breath.   Think about your breathing when you’re anxious,…

Square Breath to balance your mind and body

By Kate Hesse

One of my favorite pranayama, or breathwork techniques, is Square Breath, a variation on Sama Vritti. If you missed my post on Sama Vritti, check it out here for both the guided audio and information on why Sama Vritti is so important! If you’re new to breathwork, please practice the technique in the Sama Vritti…