Two options to clear and center yourself before doing the Rhythmic Breathing! 1) I find a few rounds of the 4-7-8 breath technique are incredible to activate my parasympathetic nervous system and vagus nerve if I have some energy to clear and 2) I often benefit from a few rounds of heart coherence breathing to come into my center before beginning the Rhythmic Breath.

For longer samples — for example, my heart coherence demo here cut off abruptly with a little user error ;) — feel free to tune into our friend Breathe with Sandy. Here’s him doing a 4,7,8. And here’s him offering 5min of Heart Coherence breath.