Transformation Tool #17
Expelling Fear Through Breath Work
Breathing is another great way to expel fearful feelings. When we get frightened our breathing automatically gets rapid and shallow, reducing our oxygen intake and making us feel smothered.
To counteract this, spend several minutes breathing slowly and deeply. Focus on expanding your lungs fully from the bottom (feel your abdomen expand first) to the top (feel your chest expanding second). Pause for a moment or two, then exhale slowly, allowing your lungs to deflate. Pause again before inhaling, and repeat as many times as you like.
You can even enhance this breath work by imagining that you are inhaling cleansing white light, feeling it spread through your body, and then exhaling a cloud of dark gray or black energy, which symbolizes your fearful feelings. With every exhalation, see the dark energy growing lighter and lighter as it is expelled from your body, until eventually you are inhaling and exhaling pure, sparkling white light.