Nothing calms a buzzing mind faster than a quick breath check. It’s amazing how easy it is to forget you're breathing! My breath always brings me back home. Whether I am sealing my ears with my fingers and making sounds like a bee or just taking a big belly inhale, I return again and again—back into balance, back into grace, back to my better me. Until, of course, I forget again.

xoxo,

Sukey

Keep the buzzing mind at bay with a practice to get you in a meditative state: the Humming Bee Breath—named after Brahmari, meaning bumble bee. This practice is touted for its anger-reducing abilities. It calms the mind, reducing stress, anxiety, insomnia and even blood pressure.

The Humming Bee Breath gets its name from the sound made while exhaling and inhaling in the throat. The sound is similar to the chanting of Om, minus the O. The sounds should be deep, steady and smooth.

1. Start in any cross-legged position in which the body can be relaxed and the spine is erect.
2. Begin inhaling through both nostrils, then start creating a long Om sound (minus the O) while you exhale.
3. Start with a 4 second nasal inhale while Oming, then exhale for 6 seconds through both nostrils. Practice this for about 5 minutes.