Breathe Bride Breathe!!! by Sasha Scheherzade

4 Simple Deep Breathing Exercises for Her to Relax in 10 Minutes (or Less) to Kill On-Stage Nervousness!  

Over-shopped, under slept and feeling wedding pressure?

Plenty of quick ways to calm those rigid nerves, and control that perspiration without investing in anything. All you need is a pair of lungs, your ability to deep breath and some 10 minutes or less! Don’t wait until the bedroom door closes or honeymoon suit kicking in before minding your breathless self. Instead practice controlled breathing.
Controlled breathing not only keeps the mind and body functioning at its best but can also lower accelerated blood pressure, instantly bringing feelings of calm and tranquility thus helping the urber -breathless bride de-stress right on-stage; thereby escaping everyone else’s sharp notice!


Following are 6 easy-to-do breathing exercise for her on her big day:



1. Breathe Equally:

How it’s done: Balance can do your body good, beginning with the breath. To start, first  inhale for a count of four, then exhale for a count of four — all through the nose, which adds a natural resistance to your breath.


 2. Breathe from Abdomen:

How it’s done: Place your hand firm on your belly; take a deep breath in through the nose, ensuring the diaphragm (not the chest) inflates with enough air to create a stretch in the lungs. The goal: Six to 10 deep slow breaths per minute for 10 minutes each day to experience immediate reductions to heart rate and rising blood pressure! And if this seems a tad bit difficult owing to the tight jorra, move to exercise number 3!


3. Alternate - Breathe from Nostril!

How it’s done: Also called a yogi’s best friend, this breathing exercise is said to bring calm and balance, and unite the right and left sides of the brain for a saner you! Starting in a comfortable sitting pose on the stage, hold the right thumb over the right nostril and inhale deeply through the left nostril. At the peak of inhalation, close off the left nostril with the ring finger, and then exhale through the right nostril. Continue the pattern, inhaling through the right nostril, closing it off with the right thumb and exhaling through the left nostril. Keep a tissue at hand so they think you are emotional!


4. Guided Visualization

How it’s done: Head straight for your imaginative “happy place.”  Except THAT! *winks winks* Then inhale deeply while focusing on pleasant, positive images and exhale only to think you are shunning negative and distressing thoughts!

There! There!  That is all you need to do in order to shine through and through and yet be your clam self amidst the hustle bustle of guests clamoring your stage with their “Mubarak ho! Mubarak ho!”