WELCOME
WELCOME BACK TO GREAT DAY WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. THE WAY WE BREEZE HAS POWER
PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY.
HERE TO HELP US TO BE MORE
INTENTIONAL IS THE AUTHOR OF
THE COMING UNSHAKABLE.
>> IT IS WONDERFUL TO BE HERE.
>> I FEEL LIKE WE ARE IN MORE
STRESSFUL TIMES FIGURING OUT
LIFE, BUT YOU HAVE WAYS FOR US
TO COME BACK TO OURSELVES AND
RELAX AND FOCUS ON OUR BREATH.
WHY IS THAT SO IMPORTANT?
>> WHEN WE ARE IN OUR CENTER
AND IN THE PRESENT MOMENT, WE
ARE HAPPY HERE.
WE ARE ONE.
WE ARE HAPPIER AND HEALTHIER
AND MORE CONNECTED WITH ONE
ANOTHER, AND WE HAVE OPTIMUM
PERFORMANCE RATHER THAN COMING
IN WITH YOUR MIND IN THE PAST
OR IN THE FUTURE INTO THE
OFFICE, YOU ARE RIGHT THERE.
WHATEVER IT IS YOU ARE DOING
THAT DAY.
THAT DAY.
THAT DAY. >> THE STUDY SAID 47% OF PEOPLE
ARE FEELING LONELY.
WHY ARE WE FEELING SO LONELY
AND DISCONNECTED RIGHT NOW?
>> I THINK IT IS BECAUSE OUR
TENSION IS OFTEN SO MUCH OUT IN
THE WORLD IN THE ACTIVITIES WE
ARE ENGAGED IN, BUT THE REAL
SHOW IS HAPPENING INSIDE.
THROUGH BREASTWORK AND
MEDITATION, WHEN YOU SPEND A
FEW MINUTES AND EVERY DAY
CONNECTING INTO THAT HIGHER
SELF, THEN YOUR WHOLE
EXPERIENCE OF THE OUTER WORLD
IS MUCH EASIER.
YOU ARE HAPPIER FROM WITHIN AND
WITH ONE ANOTHER.
>> YOU HAVE SOME TECHNIQUES FOR
US.
US.
US. WHAT
US. WHAT IS YOUR FIRST ONE?
>> THE FIRST ONE WE CAN CALL
THE BE BREATH.
WHAT USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN WE
FEEL LONELY OR START GETTING
STRESSED OUT, UNABLE TO FOCUS
BECAUSE THERE'S TOO MANY
THOUGHTS.
THOUGHTS.
THOUGHTS. >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. TRYING TO SLEEP.
>> OR IF THERE IS ANGER OR
FRUSTRATION, ANY OF THESE
NEGATIVE EMOTIONS THAT COME UP,
THIS IS REALLY SIMPLE AND VERY
EFFECTIVE.
EFFECTIVE. WE TAKE THE INDEX FINGER AND
PUT IT, I LIKE TO CALL IT THE
EAR FLAP, THE CARTILAGE BETWEEN
THE CHEEK IN THE ERRORS, YOU
LIGHTLY PULSE AND IDEALLY MAKE
A HIGH-PITCHED SOUND.
YOU CAN MAKE A LOW PITCHED
SOUND, BUT HIGH PITCHES ARE
MORE EFFECTIVE.
MORE EFFECTIVE. WE ACTUALLY DO THIS CLOSING
YOUR EYES, TAKING BREATH IN,
AND AS YOU EXHALE, MAKE THE
HUMMING SOUND.
HUMMING SOUND. LIGHTLY PULSING THE EAR FLAPS.
>> HOW QUICKLY --
>> JUST A LIGHT PULSE BACK AND
FORTH.
FORTH.
FORTH. THE BEAUTY OF THIS IT ONLY
TAKES A FEW MINUTES.
YOU COULD DO THAT 5 TO 6 TIMES
IN A ROW, AND YOU CAN DO IT UP
TO 3 TO 4 TIMES A DAY, AND IT
WILL REALLY CALM THE MIND AND
BRING THE LIFE ENERGY BACKUP
AND BRING YOUR MIND BACK TO THE
PRESENT MOMENT.
PRESENT MOMENT. >> WE ALSO HAVE A LOT OF
ANXIETY, AND YOU HAVE SOMETHING
REALLY GOOD FOR THAT.
>> THE STRAW BREATH.
I JUST USED IT RECENTLY ON A
FAMILY MEMBER WHO WAS STARTED
HAVE A PANIC ATTACK IN A STORE.
WITH FIVE BREATHS, IT WAS
AVERTED.
AVERTED.
AVERTED. IT IS A REALLY WONDERFUL THING
FOR ANXIETY.
FOR ANXIETY. WE ACTUALLY TEACH OUR VETERANS
THIS BREATHS AS WELL.
WE HAVE A CENTER HERE IN
WASHINGTON CALLED THE CENTER
FOR PEACE.
FOR PEACE. WE DO A LOT OF PROGRAMS THERE.
THE STRAW BREATH IS BREATHING
IN, DEEP FULL BREATH, AND AS
YOU BREATHE OUT YOU FORCE THE
BREATH OUT LIKE YOU'RE BLOWING
THROUGH A STRAW.
PURSING YOUR LIPS.
AGAIN, IDEALLY THE EYES ARE
CLOSED BECAUSE WE WANT TO GO
WINWORD.
WINWORD.
WINWORD. BREATHING IN, AND PURSING HER
LIPS SO YOU'RE BLOWING THROUGH
A STRAW, AS YOU EXHALE.
>> SO WHAT IS THAT DOING?
>> IT NORMALIZES YOUR BLOOD
PRESSURE.
PRESSURE.
PRESSURE. IT STABILIZES THE BLOOD
PRESSURE.
PRESSURE.
PRESSURE. AND AGAIN, IT BRINGS YOUR MIND
BACK INTO THE PRESENT MOMENT.
WHEN WE GET INTO ANXIETY, LIFE
IS RIGHT HERE IN THE PRESENT
MOMENT.
MOMENT.
MOMENT. SO FIVE STRAW BREATHS, KNOW
MORE THAN THAT, AND YOU CAN DO
THIS A COUPLE OF TIMES A DAY
AND NO MORE THAN THAT, BECAUSE
JUST LIKE ANY MEDICINE, THERE
CAN BE TOO MUCH.
THERE IS A SCIENCE BEHIND THIS.
IT IS FIVE BREATHS A FEW TIMES