Breathwork + Meditation for Emotional Balance
A blog for the woman ready to calm her nervous system, not just her mind.
Let’s be honest most of us were taught to think our way through pain. To suppress, avoid, or distract from what we feel.
But healing doesn’t happen in the mind alone. It happens when you breathe life back into the places you’ve abandoned.
Your breath is your anchor. Your access to presence. Your built in medicine.
And when paired with meditation? It becomes your reset button.
This is how you regulate without reaching for your phone. This is how you hold yourself without spiraling.
Why Breathwork Works:
- It signals safety to your nervous system
- Clears emotional stagnation stored in the body
- Calms racing thoughts and centers your awareness
- Activates your parasympathetic (rest-and-digest) system
Even 60 seconds of conscious breathing can shift your entire frequency.
My Go-To Breathwork Practices:
Tap Into Your Heart Breathing
Place your hand on your heart and feel. Inhale for 4, hold for 4, exhale for 4, hold for 4.
Great for: anxiety, overwhelm, grounding before sleep.
3-Part Breath (Dirga Pranayama)
Breathe into the belly, ribs, then chest exhale fully. Great for: nervous system reset, emotional release, reconnecting with body.
Lion’s Breath
Inhale through the nose, exhale with force through open mouth while sticking out tongue. Great for: releasing tension, activating confidence, clearing throat chakra.
Meditation Isn’t About Clearing Your Mind It’s About Witnessing It
You don’t need to sit in silence for 30 minutes to meditate. You just need to return to the now.
Some of my favorite tools:
- Guided meditations with affirmations (You can find some good ones on I started with @greatmeditation)
- Meditation music paired with journaling
- Breath focused body scans before bed
- Nature sounds + hand on heart while reflecting ( its the sound of birds, waves, and rain for me 🙂 )
Meditation brings you back home to yourself. It teaches you to sit with the waves instead of getting pulled under them.
Now let me be real—reflection time.
I used to think I needed a long ritual to “feel better.” But sometimes all I needed was a deep breath with my eyes closed. A pause. A whisper. A moment to ask:
“What am I feeling and is it mine?” That part. Most of the time its not .
When I made space to breathe, I made space to feel. And when I made space to feel, I stopped running.
Journal Prompt:
What emotion have I been avoiding and what would happen if I just sat with it for a moment?
Your breath is your guide. Your stillness is your power.
Let this be your reminder: You don’t need to fix the feeling. You just need to feel it.
Explore more healing practices inside the Holistic Wellness section at DavinaLiving.com