Your Fri-yay Moment
The physiological sigh works by:
Calming your nervous system quickly, reducing anxiety in the moment and slowing your heart rate. It works by helping your body shift back into a restful state.
It’s something you can do right in bed no effort, no overthinking
📌 When to use this:
You wake between 2–4AM and can’t switch off and want a simple, effective way to get back to sleep
Your mind starts racing during the day and you feel anxiety coming on.
You are heading to bed, and feel tired but are totally wired and can't get to sleep.
You can use this anytime you start to feel anxious or restless
How to do it :
Seated straight or lying down
You are going to take a breath in two parts or two sips of air through the nose.
Inhale deeply through your nose
Take a second short inhale (this part is important)
Slowly exhale through your mouth, like you are blowing through a straw
Repeat 3–5 times
You will find that you will feel less anxious straight away and
If you do this at 3:00am when you wake you will drift back to sleep.
If this short practice feels good, imagine how good you will feel after an hour of yoga.
Resources like this and more to help you have more energy, sleep uninterrupted through the night consistently and thrive through Peri or Menopause and beyond are inside the Moksha Membership.
How you manage your physical and mental fitness NOW, determines how you age and feel in your 70s and 80s.
Small doses of movement, longer immersive practices, meditations, hormone focused, strength and mobility, all inside one simple to use membership available for you to practice from anywhere and at any time.