What does 'freedom' mean to you?

For this meditation, we invite you to breathe through your nose only, allowing your breath to guide you.If this is your first time connecting with us, we’d love to hear about your experience. Notice how you feel at the beginning and then at the end, what in particular has moved or shifted and if so, how so. Where in the body are you noticing? Awareness is key and we are grateful for any insights you’d like to share!Meditation created and narrated by Hannah Goodman & Hannah Nedas

Guided by the mystical insights of Sharlyn Hidalgo's book, "The Healing Power of Trees," we venture forth into a monthly enchantment, each time entwined with a different tree steeped in the tapestry of Celtic lore. Embracing the ancient spiritual rites of the British Isles, we dance in harmony with the sacred rhythms of nature, acknowledging our connection and place within its grand design. Through communion with the earth's ancient wisdom and the whispered secrets of each arboreal guardian, we weave with our breath, inhaling deeply the essence of their mystical teachings.

Guided by the mystical insights of Sharlyn Hidalgo's book, "The Healing Power of Trees," we venture forth into a monthly enchantment, each time entwined with a different tree steeped in the tapestry of Celtic lore. Embracing the ancient spiritual rites of the British Isles, we dance in harmony with the sacred rhythms of nature, acknowledging our connection and place within its grand design. Through communion with the earth's ancient wisdom and the whispered secrets of each arboreal guardian, we weave with our breath, inhaling deeply the essence of their mystical teachings.

Welcome to Grounded.Life! We hope you enjoy this Grounding Meditation. Before starting please ensure you are somewhere safe where you are unlikely to be disturbed.   Use regularly for maximum effect!  Best Breaths,   Hannah & Hannah  Who is Grounded.Life? Hannah and Hannah having both trained in breathwork, branched out in 2018 to run Grounded Life, a company that embodied their philosophies, values and inspirations. Creating a collaborative platform built to support personal and collective growth with the understanding that in order to grow in a healthy and sustainable way, we must continually ground like the rooted tree. Hannah and Hannah share tools for living a grounded life through breathwork, movement, sound, voice, bodywork, nature and the eco-systems that support us. Creating a container of self-enquiry, exploration and authentic expression for people to breathe, move, experience, observe and integrate.

A guided invitation for self enquiry and reflection around the concept of freedom and what that really means for you?    Allow your conscious breathing to guide you, create more space and grounding with each breath and see what comes from this 5 minute self enquiry meditation.  You might be surprised!   Would love to hear about your experience in the comments below    ______________________________   Say HI on social:  WEBSITE: https://grounded.life/   INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/groundedbreathwork/ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChM-IBbwLJcaDnlMY0q9Utg?sub_confirmation=1

Breath Break! Breath of Fire Today we are going to be exploring a breathing technique called breath of fire or kapalabhati. The mechanics of the breathing technique creates energy and a sense of heat if you like, a sense of fire and motion in the body.  It cleanses and it clears which is very symbolic to the element of fire.  I sometimes like to deconstruct techniques by bringing in  some other aspects to it, self inquiry and/or the practice of observing your sensations, which is called  felt sense. Also to have moments of slowing down so you can really check in and feel what's going on for you and how this breathing  technique makes you feel.  I would like to acknowledge  the roots of what is a very traditional Pranayama practice.  A practice that has travelled through time, hundreds of years maybe much more, it has not only crossed countries but crossed cultures and i feel it’s important to honour the roots of where this practice derived from. In India the Sanskrit name for this practice is Kapalabhati which translates,  kapal, meaning "skull" and bhati, meaning “to shine.”  How does your skull shine or illuminate when doing this?  Lets begin! ______________________   For the video version of this practice go to: https://youtu.be/HF114tj469M ______________________   Say hi on social:   WEBSITE: https://grounded.life/  PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/groundedlife  INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/groundedbreathwork/  YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChM-IBbwLJcaDnlMY0q9Utg?view_as=subscriber

Today's breath pattern is inspired by Rosemary. 🌿   Rosemary has been used for hundreds of years for many many uses. I mainly use it in tea or to make smudge sticks. A fresh stig in a gin and tonic also tastes delicious! 🍸  I’ve even made a pillow spray because I just love the smell.    It's said that Rosemary aids in memory and learning. In honour of this clearing and clarifying herb, we will be doing a breath pattern, which you might know as alternate nostril breathing, which helps to rebalance not only our nervous system but the right and left hemispheres of our brains. 🧠   Because in order to remember and feel clarity around the important things in life we must first declutter, rebalance and create the space. 💟   Hope you enjoy this moment to breathe. Let us know how you got on!   Say hi on social:   WEBSITE: https://grounded.life/   INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/groundedbreathwork/   YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChM-IBbwLJcaDnlMY0q9Utg?view_as=subscriber

I am talking to Gwen Payne today, the founder of Inspired Sedona and Breath is Prayer. Gwen has been a Breathwork facilitator for over 20 years and uses a combination of Breathwork, Family Constellations, Hypnotherapy, The Passion Test, Yoga, and Dance to guide and support people in coming home to their true nature and to remain consciously connected to their essential truth. In the last few years, Gwen has discovered a new passion for herself and has delved into the world of Intimacy Coaching which we will predominately be talking about today. Enjoy! To contact Gwen and find out more about her superb offerings go to: https://inspiredsedona.com/ https://inspiredsedona.com/product/breath-is-prayer-ceremony-free/ To watch on YouTube go to: https://youtu.be/Ajq8Q2M1w3Q ________________________________ Say hi on social: WEBSITE: https://grounded.life/ PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/groundedlife INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/groundedbreathwork/ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChM-IBbwLJcaDnlMY0q9Utg?view_as=subscriber

This week the Stingy Nettle has taken centre stage, invoking metaphors and self-enquiry around the more prickly parts of ourselves and the nutrients that lie under them. The Stingy Nettle has developed some spikey protective mechanisms to deter getting eaten. On a metaphoric level, People do the same!  Many of our protective mechanisms were formed as children and as adults, we are not always conscious of them, they can be overlooked as parts of our personality. Like the Stingy Nettle we also have abundant gifts to share with the world and when we are in a more loving relationship with ourselves, we may feel safer and more motivated to connect with our gifts, creativity and passion, which in turn, is totally medicinal to the world! What protective mechanisms are you aware of and how are they part of your character and communication? What creative passions are you wanting to connect to or share more of? Hope you enjoy this moment to breathe. Let us know how you got on!

Welcome to Grounded Life! Here is one of our favourite Grounding Meditations, connecting you to your roots to bring you back to a grounded sense of aliveness at any time. Make sure you are somewhere safe where you are unlikely to be disturbed before doing this practice. And please let us know how you got on :) Length - 11 min #groundedlife