The Team at Seven Movements and Take a Breath for Change support you in creating healthy change in as little as Seven Minutes!

This page contains audio recordings to shift the body and mind out of a tension or stress response in practically no time at all! Perhaps you take a quick break, or use these before you begin something, or after to settle down. Give it a try!

Breathing and Relaxation

Using Breathing and Relaxation practices are a great start. These first 2 components of the BRAVE methodology create a shift in the body/mind. These are typically a bit shorter than some of the longer BRAVE practices. Try a few, find your favorites, and begin to build a personal library of recordings that become your ‘go to’ when you need a shift/break.

Short and sweet-

Use these when you have just a few minutes.

These simple breath-based meditations will create a pause, restore your self-awareness/self-regulation, and refocus your attention toward your intentions.

Simple Breath Meditation Practices

Start here to learn and experience the basics of a full breath in just 4-Minutes
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1-Minute notice your breath
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2-Minute notice your breath
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2-Minute breath meditation
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3-Minute breath and body scan
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4-Minute breath meditation
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4- Minute breathe and release areas of the body
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4-Minute abdominal breath
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Straw Breath Meditation- 4-Minutes, learn to lengthen the exhalation and deepen the breath
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General Breathing Practices,

with some descriptions

5-Minute 3-Part relaxation breath instruction
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5-Minute meditation on the sensation of breath (to develop focus)
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5-Minute bumble bee breath (fun!)
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5-Minute breathe and release jaw and hips
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5 Minute- standing grounding breath, then side to side breath- DONE WHILE STANDING
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5-Minute- walking-slow down and notice- DONE WHILE WALKING
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5-Minutes body points, breathe into different spots on the body
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5-Minute straw breath
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5-Minute ocean sounding breath (Darth Vader!?)
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5-Minutes counting the breath up to 7
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6-Minutes counting the breath up to 20
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6-Minute 3-part breath
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6-Minute simple breath
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6-Minute space between breath, the pause between the inhale/exhale
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6-Minute standing- grounding Breath DONE WHILE STANDING
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6-Minute constructive rest and breath- great for a relaxation before yoga or fitness
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6-Minute alternate nostril breath, very balancing
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How to use the 3- part Contact Breath
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7-Minute 3-part contact breath, use a tie or a strap to get a better feel for the breath
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7-Minute spacious breath in a bubble, for exploring a more relaxed breath for those with tension
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7-Minute spacious breath in the bath or a imagined bath, again for those with tension around breath
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10-Minute meditation on the sensation of breath
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10-Minute breathe with a tree through the seasons
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General relaxation Practices,

with some descriptions

5-Minute contract and release through the body
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5-Minute relax the body side to side
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5-Minute full body release into gravity
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5-Minute toe to head body scan practice
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5-Minute relax the nervous system by palming the hands over the face
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7-Minute follow attention through 61 points in the physical body
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9-Minute-seated body and breath awareness- SEATED
10-Minute seated sequential relaxation, and breath counting from 7 down to 1
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10-Minute honey fills the body and the heartbeat follows
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10-Minute relax and explore envisioning your power animal
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10-Minute relax and practice moving in slow motion
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10-Minute release into gravity, split body breathing, and attention to random breathing points

Below are tHe Longer Practices beyond 10 minutes, these may include breathing, relaxation and more.

11-Minute body and breath awareness
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13-Minute relax in a safe, comfortable place
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17-Minute relax the body deeply
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17-Minute move through the body, with breath and allow emotions
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19-Minute full body rotation of awareness through sensation
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21-Minute release the body, breathe on opposite sides, and move into being aware of being aware
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24-Minute flowing relaxation and sink in to the sacred pool of Self
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32 -Minute long relaxation with contract and release and then using the bumblebee breath
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