{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/632d802f6f53290013a56d24/6356e7a31151b800114260f6?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"10 minute Guided Meditation - Deep Breathing","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/cover/1663926171570-dec818a8b700bf8240290fc09ae8cd7b.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this 10 minute guided meditation I'll share how deep breathing practices</p><p>can influence your autonomic nervous system, relax your body, and improve your immune system.</p><p><br></p><p>Your breath is the only thing you control, enabling you to proactively affect your \"involuntary nervous system.\" Also known as the 'autonomic' nervous system.</p><p><br></p><p>Deep breathing techniques to decrease the sympathetic nervous system and increase the parasympathetic nervous system is important. </p><p><br></p><p>Why?</p><p>Because when the sympathetic nervous system is dominant, your breathing is fast, short, and shallow. </p><p><br></p><p>And believed to be the major contributor to migraines.</p><p>And chronic pain of all kinds.</p><p>  </p><p>When the parasympathetic nervous system is activated,</p><p>you breathe slower, deeper, and longer.</p><p><br></p><p>Restoring balance to your system and optimizing your health. Your goal in breath-work is to change your breathing qualities, and focus on making your breath deeper,</p><p>longer, quieter, regular, and slower as often as possible.</p>","author_name":"Bliss Meditation"}