Former yoga teacher in Wellington New Zealand
Yoga and research have shown that lengthening your exhale can help trigger the relaxation response. This audio recording talks you through the steps starting with 1) breath awareness, 2) finding an even breath, 3) lengthening the exhale, and 4) then returning to the even breath.
These brief audio-recordings are guided meditations that explore imagery in nature. One uses mindfulness and the other connects feelings to nature.
Try my 20 minute audio recording of a guided meditation and explore the idea of letting thoughts come and go.
This brief audio recording walks through how to do alternate nostril breathing including an option to visual the practice if you would rather not use your fingers to control your nostrils.
Here are 3 short guided meditations I often use in restorative yoga.