Breathing Any Time, Any Place: A Morning Ritual

Nicole Croft, a yoga teacher and writer, takes us through a morning breath ritual, using our Bertioli Breathing Balm.
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Our products are designed to integrate conscious breathing into both daily rituals as well as mediative exercises.
Breathing is the only one of our bodies systems vital for life that we can directly control, used well, taking a deep breath gives us a powerful tool to positively affect the wellbeing of both body and mind.
“Diaphragmatic breathing allows us to consciously counteract the stress response”
Conscious diaphragmatic breathing works by switching off the bodies stress response, reducing levels of cortisol in the blood and harnessing the associated myriad of health benefits.
Well founded in scientific principal the benefits include helping you to control anxiety and creating focus and resolve. Imparting a sense of stillness and calm means the body is quietened, aiding sleep and rest & digest improving gut health and boosting immunity as well as reducing heart rate and blood pressure.
Both scent and nature can also have profound benefits to our wellbeing through the same neural pathways.
We have created simple rituals to help you harness the combined healing powers of breath, scent and nature.