23 September 2010

Energize yourself with Laughter!


A wonderfully fun meditation/breathing technique. I recommend employing this technique throughout the day whenever you're feeling bogged down.

Inhale sharply through your nose and exhale through your mouth in staccato (short + repeated) bursts of breath. As you exhale, stretch your lips horizontally drawing the corners of your mouth up and back. At the same time, keep your eyes semi-closed, your body very relaxed, and your head hanging loosely backwards. Repeat this breathing pattern while vocalizing, "Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha" until you experience a few chuckles.

Warning: Performing this technique on the Muni may get you some weird looks/new friends!

This technique was taken from "Make Health Happen: Training yourself to create wellness" Peper, Gibney, Holt

It's a lovely sunny day in San Francisco!
 Enjoy!



-Sarah Valentine

2 comments:

  1. Thank you Sarah, spit flew out of my mouth as I was trying this and that made me laugh :D

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