Breathe Together Sunday - Steve Lovatt - September 29th at 12pm ET

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Welcome to Soma Brat. Good morning, good afternoon, good evening and surprise. I'm standing in today because Kyle was supposed to be here but he's been caught in the midst of the hurricane. So we are over in, in the States, so we are sending you a lot of love, Kyle. And Amber was rushing around wondering what to do. So then I said, well, I'm here so I don't mind stepping in. So it's, it's really heartwarming to, to be back unexpectedly and so really happy to see you guys again. So sending lots of Soma Breath love to you all. Please invite you all to turn your cameras on. I see lots of cameras turned off. We'd love to see your faces so that we all feel, you know, in each other's company. So this is amazing. A great turnout. Anybody watching on YouTube, a huge warm welcome. Please do also come on over and welcome everybody to Soma Breath Breathe Together Sunday. So I'm Wilma, your host. Anybody new who doesn't know me, I have been hosting for the past three years. So I'm just stepping in to help out whilst Kyle is able to sort sort his end of things out. So today, Breathe Together Sunday is with Steve Lovatt, a semi breath instructor and the title is the Breath of Reflection. Amazing. The Breath of Reflection. We already know, especially if you've been with us for a while, how powerful our breath is and how much it can be the controller, really the remote controller of, of the outcome of our lives if we just tune into it. So to reflect on the Breath, the Reflection. The Breath of Reflection, I think is an amazing title. So, Steve Lovat, if I could please ask you to come and join me here. Where are you? There you are. Let me just bring you on here. Steve. Hi. Could you please unmute and let's welcome you to this amazing Soma Breath audience who are waiting with bated breath for this beautiful session with you.

Yeah. Hi, welcome. Hi and welcome. Thank you, Wilmer and what a nice surprise to see you today.

Yes, I told you I'm not joining.

I'm joining from the north of England, if anybody knows the Yorkshire Day and it's very, very cold. But my day's been brightened by the fact that we've got a smiling Wilmer here again, so.

Oh, thank you so much.

Thank you for being here.

You're welcome. So the Breath of Reflection, we were talking about this, we were just practicing and doing a sound check and Steve came up with so many amazing one liners which have like just left my head now, Steve, so you're going to have to try and infuse this into this session because we were just talking about how, how important the breath is and how we put things off. Right. So would you like to explain that?

Absolutely, absolutely. If anybody feel like they're waiting for their life to start, waiting for tomorrow, take a look in your calendars, on your phones, in your diaries. You'll never find a day labeled tomorrow. It'll never happen. So sometimes we can use the wisdom of the past. We can do self reflection and self reflection can be very powerful. Except there's one thing that I notice. When people practice self reflection, sometimes they just reflect on the bad things. They don't reflect on the journey, how far they've come. The wisdom rather like pebbles which we pick up or maybe seashells on a beach. The wisdom which we collect, which keeps us going. And the fact that our breath doesn't wait until tomorrow to start.

Start.

It's okay to pause. In fact, it's really good to hold your breath. I think we all agree that here. But you need to actually move forward, breath by breath, heartbeat by heartbeat, moment by moment, and allow yourself to use that power of reflection of your journey, of your life to actually help you navigate the journey ahead and step boldly into the future rather than trying to actually stay under the warm duvet on a cold day. Because if you stay under the warm duvet, guess what? You're going to actually miss life. It'll pass you by. And so we're going to use a little bit of obviously SOMA breath, some neuro linguistic programming and a little bit of hypnotic language and a little bit of storytelling to actually encourage you to actually take your life. Use the reflection, times of reflection and reflecting on other experiences that you've had and actually project that forward so a little bit more, less like a mirror, more like a projector in an old fashioned cinema. So you see your life ahead of you.

Amazing. So good having you because you have your way with words. I've always said this and the way you just intertwine it it into our daily life to make everything so much more understandable is one of your greatest features I think Steve. So really looking forward to that. If you could just explain please, our technique for anybody who's new here and the contraindications would be great.

Yeah, sure. Well, first of all, welcome back everybody. I see a few faces I recognize, but also if it's your first time, welcome, welcome to probably, I would say one of the most Amazing exercises that you can do. Soma breath. So soma breath is very, very important that we breathe into our belly. We breathe diaphragmatically. So the important thing about your breath is it kind of moves from your throat down through your chest, but actually turns, changes from being an inhale to an exhale in your belly. So as you inhale, your belly rises, and as you exhale, your belly should gently fall. If you think of it another way, essentially, when you inhale, your belly or the navel or belly button lifts away from the spine and as you exhale, it drifts back towards the spine. It's very, very important to breathe in through your nose. Breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth. At the top of your nose, you have sinuses. Mine are quite painful at the moment. I've got a bit of a cold, so excuse me if I sound a little bit nasally, but, yeah, the sinuses is where we produce nitric oxide. Nitric oxide, not nitrous oxide, which is laughing gas, is an amazing chemical. It's antiviral, antibacterial, so it stops with infections. But also it's a vasco dilator. It actually makes your blood vessels dilate, so it reduces your blood pressure. And it's also more importantly, a bronchio dilator. So your bronchioles, the airwaves, actually dilate and get larger. And what we're going to be doing is just two rounds today with some quite short breath holds. We're going to be doing a couple of short breath holds. Now. When you hold your breath, the important thing to do is just to notice the stillness. Just focus on the stillness. And I sometimes find it quite useful just to drop my chin, do a. A chin lock. Not a very popular phrase, but lock your chin. It just helps a little bit. And really try and go beyond that point at which you're tempted to breathe. First of all, what most people do is they go, oh, should I breathe? Well, just trust me, I'll let you know when to breathe. Then people will say, oh, can I hold my breath? And the answer is, yes, you can. Your subconscious mind will not allow you to hold your breath to a point where you do any damage to yourself. But if you really feel you really must take a breath, then just take a sip in and then blow it out. You're actually. Don't tell your subconscious mind this, but you're actually just filling your mouth and your throat with air. It's not getting into your lungs, but it kind of, you know, it kind of placates your subconscious mind. So breath holds are completely safe. But what we would ask, just to be really on the safe side is if you've got a severe or critical disease, if you've got severe uncontrolled hypertension, high blood pressure which isn't controlled via medication, if you've got a serious or terminal illness, if you may be pregnant, have epilepsy, a pacemaker or any irregular heartbeats, then please don't do the breath holds. Just allow your body to breathe. However feels comfortable. And I guess the most important thing is if it feels uncomfortable at any time, then just stop. Just stop. This should be an enjoyable experience and it's quite a journey, so I hope you enjoy it.

So, Wilma, are we ready to go ahead?

I think so. I was just going to ask anybody if they have any questions, now's the time to ask. Also drop your questions in YouTube if you have any. Although, like I say every time whenever I've been here, if you are on YouTube, please do come on in. Our doors are wide open inside this zoom room, so come and join us in here. Here it's a lot more intimate. Get to know each other as well. And we will open the space for discussion at the end of this with with Steve, where you can actually speak with Steve and to the rest of the community members. So please do come on in. Before we start, and I'm not seeing any questions inside YouTube and none in here, so I think you've explained it beautifully. Well, I do encourage you guys to put on your headphones because that music also works its magic on you, so, you know, grab them if you can and I guess sitting up or lying down.

Absolutely, yeah. What I was going to say, just make yourself comfortable. This can be done either supine, sort of lying down or sitting up. What I would say is if you're sitting up, try and sit with a straight back. Gives your lungs a bit better, a bit more of a chance to actually get that wonderful air in there. But yeah, the most important thing is to make yourself comfortable. So get any pillows or cushions, anything that you need, just to make yourself as comfortable as you possibly can. So I'll just.

So it looks like we are all ready for you, Steve. So the breath of reflection, and I'm just going to pull out a line that Steve wrote for his session description was don't wait for the future to begin. I think that's brilliant. So bear that in mind as you do this breath work. All over to you, Steve, we are ready.

Thank you very much. Thank you. Very much indeed. So welcome. Welcome. Again, as I say, make yourself comfortable. Just take a little bit of time just to make yourself as comfortable as you can possibly be.

And if we're ready, or as they used to say on a program in the UK for children, Children's Story program, if you're sitting comfortably, then I'll begin.

So just allow your eyes to close. If your eyes aren't closed already, just allow the eyelids to gently drift closed.

And become aware of your body.

No judgments, just awareness.

No blaming or shaming.

No naming or labeling.

No need for comparisons.

No need for change. Just become aware of how your body is this body.

Right now.

Becoming aware of the back of your head.

The back of your neck.

Place your awareness on the points where your body is being supported.

Supported maybe by a chair, the ground, the earth, this mother earth.

Feeling grounded and safe.

Become aware of your shoulders.

Your back.

Your sit bones.

Become aware of your legs, the points where your legs touch, maybe the chair or the ground.

Allowing the awareness to gently drift towards your feet.

Including the arms.

Your hands.

And check in with yourself.

How do you feel?

How do you feel right now?

Knowing there is no rights, no wrong, no comfortable or uncomfortable.

However you feel is just right for you right now. And if there's anything you can do to make yourself just a little bit more comfortable, do it right now.

Knowing that you're in the right place at the right time, with nowhere to go and nothing to do. Completely safe, completely secure.

And take a full breath in and just let it go. Breathe in through your nose.

Just let it go. Take three or four of those.

It's really feeling as if you're just letting it go.

As we prepare to breathe together.

In, two, three, four. Out, two, three, four. In, two, three, Four. Out, two, three, Four.

In through the nose.

Out through the mouth.

Two, three, four. In, 2, 3, 4. Out, 2, 3, 4.

That's right.

Two, three, four.

You're doing really well. Really develop this rhythmic breathing, breathing down into the belly. As you inhale, the belly rises. As you exhale, the belly falls. Inhaling the navel bell, belly button lifts away from the spine. Exhaling, it just drifts back.

2, 3, 4.

Out.

2, 3, 4.

That's right.

And check in with yourself. How do you feel emotionally? Sometimes we focus too much on the outer senses of touch, taste, smell, hearing.

And we ignore those inner senses we call feelings.

Just check in with yourself with no discussions or arguments, no right or wrong.

2, 3, 4. In, 2, 3, 4.

Welcoming any thoughts or feelings with compassion, love and understanding.

No judgment, no blaming or shaming.

2, 3, 4. Out. 2, 3, 4. In, 2, 3, 4.

Knowing however you feel is right for you right now.

And invite your tongue, that inner voice, that inner voice in your head to slowly become quieter and quieter. Just calm the inner voice without any discussion or debate. No direction.

Or intention.

No conversations or arguments.

3, 4.

No blaming or shaming, no storytelling or narration. Just turning down that voice in your head so it's getting quieter and quieter, quieter and quieter. Quieter and quieter until it's just a whisper. Just whisper, just whisper.

In the back of your mind.

Two, three, four.

Out.

Two, three, four. In, two, three, four. Out, two, three, four. In, 2, 3, 4. Out, 2, 3, 4.

Breathing in a sense of calmness, safety of sublime relaxation.

That's right.

Really feeling as if you're not just filling your lungs, but filling every muscle, bone, tendon, ligament, every organ, every fiber, every cell of your body. The calm, safe, relaxed feeling.

That's right, you're doing really well. And allow any remaining tension to just catch a bride on the exhale.

Breath.

Just let it go.

Let it go.

Releasing all of that heavy tension.

2, 3, 4. In, 2, 3, 4.

Out.

2, 3, 4.

Breathing in the sense of calm, calmness, the safety of pure relaxation. And just allow any of that heavy tension to just catch a ride on the exhale.

Breath out, two, three, four. In, two, three, four. Out, two, three, four.

That's right, you're doing really well.

Two, three, four. Out, 2, 3, 4.

And take a full breath in. A full breath in. And then breathe fully out. Fully out, fully out. Bring your chin to your chest and hold.

Just holding.

Noticing, noticing the shift, the gentle movement from movements to stillness.

Noticing that stillness of this body, your body.

Celebrating the silence.

The peace.

The calm.

Noticing how thoughts, maybe fears enter your mind, but just let them go without grabbing or grasping. Just let them float by. Let them calmly and safely just drift by. There is no need for a discussion or analysis, no need for questions or answers.

Just let those thoughts just float by and slowly just drift towards the back of your mind. Just witnessing in this stillness, how calmly the thoughts just slowly drift to the back of your mind. Getting smaller and smaller, smaller and smaller, until they're tiny and just settle in the back of your mind. Really resist.

Resisting the temptation to breathe. This is where the magic happens. Going beyond temptation, going beyond fear. Sipping if you have to, but just carry on. Just holding, that's right, you're doing really well. Just holding, holding, that's right. Only sipping if you have to. As we prepare to Breathe again.

In 10 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Take a full breath in and then.

Just let it go.

Take three or four full breaths in. In through the nose and then just.

Let it go. Just allowing every bone, every muscle in your body to just celebrate. Celebrate like a symphony. The symphony of breath, I sometimes say. As if our body is an orchestra, then our breath is the conductor. So just allow your breath to conduct that symphony of movements.

That's right.

And then just allow your breath to normalize.

Just breathing, however, feels right for you right now.

That's right.

Just allowing your breath to normalize.

And check in with yourself. How do you feel?

How do you feel right now?

Knowing you're in the right place at the right time. Completely safe, completely secure. All you have to do is be aware of your breath. Place your awareness on your breath.

Listen to the sound of my voice and the sound of the music as you notice the bliss of just allowing your body, this body, to just breathe. Maybe noticing that something is slowly beginning to change and alter. And that's okay.

Just breathing.

Taking a moment without control, without expectation.

Without limitation.

Taking these moments of your life breath by breath.

That's right.

You're doing really well.

You're doing really, really well.

Just accepting however you feel is right for you right now.

There is no need to predict the future or look into the past. This moment is a moment of just breathing. Breath by breath.

That's right.

Just pausing.

Pausing. Like a brief rest on a long journey.

As you slowly become to become more aware of your breath. Begin to gently take the hand of your breath as we prepare to breathe again.

Again. Breathing in and out to a count of four. Almost as if you're taking the hand of a loved one.

1.

A familiar breath as we prepare to breathe again.

That's right.

In, 2, 3, 4. Out, 2, 3, 4. In, 2, 3,4. Out, 2, 3,4.

And by all means, allow your body to celebrate the rhythm of the music, the rhythm of your breath. And just let go. If you want to sway and move, that's fine. That's great. Just allow yourself to move. Breathing in through the nose and out through the mouth.

Two, three, four. Out, two, three, four. In, two, three, four. Out, 2, 3, 4.

That's right.

And place your awareness on your softly closed eyelids. Just become aware of how your eyelids just gently rest on the face. No pressure, just resting. And that feeling of softness.

No hard line, no pressure. Just a feeling of softness and pure relaxation as the eyelids just rest on the face.

2, 3, 4. In, 2, 3, 4.

And allow that feeling Too that feeling gently eased by the breath. Gently share that feeling of calmness and softness with your cheekbones. Almost as if it's a magical lotion or oil. Just allow it.

Just allow it to just flow into your cheekbones.

Allow it to flow down into your jaw. Maybe noticing a gap, gap between your teeth.

That's right.

Just going with a flow and just let it go. Just let it go. Letting go of all the tension in your cheekbones, jaw, teeth and gums.

As it flows down, down into your neck, releasing any and all the tension in your neck, flows over your shoulders, releasing all the. The tension.

That's right.

2, 3, 4.

Breathing in.

2, 3, 4.

Out.

2, 3, 4.

As you breathe in, feel as if you're releasing that tension and just allow the tension to just catch a ride on the exhale. Breath. As with each breath, you let go of more and more tension. Letting go of attention out of your arms and hands. Really feeling it gently being eased out by the inhale and released on the exhale out of your upper arms, elbows, forearms, wrists, hands, fingers and thumbs melting, dissolving away out of the tips of your fingers, the tips of your thumbs.

Allow all the tension to drop, gently be eased out and empty out of your chest, rib cage, belly, abdomen.

2, 3, 4.

Out.

2, 3, 4.

That's right. Just going with a flow and just letting it go, releasing all the tension out of your hips, thighs, upper legs, knees. Really feeling as if the tension is gently emptying out of your body, emptying out of your lower legs, your heels, your ankles, the soles of your feet and the tips of your toes.

Going with a flow and just letting it go. So let go of all that heavy tension on the exhale.

4, 2, 3, 4.

Out.

2, 3, 4.

Feeling as if your body is gently letting go of all of that heavy tension.

In 2, 3.

That's right. You're doing really, really well.

In 2, 3, 4.

Feeling almost as if the gentle, rhythmic breathing is like rocking working in a hammer core, gently swaying to release all of this tension. All of this tension.

2, 3, 4, out. 2, 3, 4.

In.

2, 3, 4, OUT.

And take a full breath in. A full breath in and then fully out. And then just hold. Bring your chin to your chest and just hold.

Noticing how letting go allows you to drift into a even deeper relaxation. Just going with the flow and letting go. And the words deep and deeper make you 50 times as relaxed, relaxed as you just in the stillness, calmly and safely drift down. Even deeper.

That's right.

Even deeper.

Even deeper into a deep.

Deep, deep relaxation.

Just feel as if you're no longer moving against the tide and just letting go.

And slowly, calmly, safely drifting into an even deeper, sublime relaxation.

That's right.

That's right.

Just holding, resisting the temptation to breathe. And just noticing, maybe noticing a tingling in your fingers or toes or just the stillness.

Resisting any temptation to breathe. You can do this. You can do this. You're doing really well.

Just even drifting, even, even deeper. Feeling as if the longer you hold your breath, the deeper the relaxation becomes.

That's right.

You're doing really well. Doing really, really well. Take a sip if you have to. See if you can go just a little bit longer.

As we prepare to breathe in 10, 9, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. And take a full breath in. Take a full breath in. And then just let it go.

Noticing the polarities of stillness and movements.

Of holding and releasing your breath.

And check in with yourself. How do you feel? How do you feel right now?

And just allow your breath to normalize without holding or controlling.

Just let your body, this body breathes.

No counting.

Just breathing breath by breath.

Maybe noticing a greater level of awareness, a deeper awareness of your body, of your mind.

That's right.

Feel as if you're gently letting go of awareness of this body. Drifting deeper into the body. Drifting deeper into the body.

That's right.

Drifting into the mind.

Mind.

Allow your awareness to drift towards that mind with the thoughts just drifting by.

That calm, quiet, still mind.

That's right.

Drifting even deeper, even deeper into your mind. No rush or hurry. Just allow yourself to gently and calmly drift.

That's right.

That's right.

Just drifting into your subconscious mind.

And inviting your imagination to open. Deep into your subconscious mind. Invite your imagination, that creative, artistic part of your mind, to open and blossom. To open like a children's storybook full of stories, words, pictures, drawings.

Images, maybe photographs or paintings.

That's right.

Just allow your imagination to add detail and decoration to the journey we're about to take. Deep into the subject, conscious mind, deep into the imagination.

And imagine. Imagine you're standing at the base of a hill or mountain.

Just standing, standing, looking up at a hill or mountain.

On a perfect sunny day.

That's right.

Maybe even looking up and imagining a perfect, clear blue sky.

What color blue is your perfect blue sky? Really? Imagine under a perfect blue sky, maybe with one or two white, wispy cotton wool like clouds, just floating or drifting.

Feeling as if the world is going more slowly.

At a comfortable pace.

As you look up into that blue sky, you see an orange, yellow sun Just floating, just suspended in the sky. Feeling the sun's rays, the warmth of the sun on your skin. Not too hot.

Not too cold. Just perfect.

Noticing the ground beneath your feet. Feeling supported and grounded, safe and secure by the ground. The earth, this mother Earth.

That's right.

And slowly you begin to follow a path up the hill or mountain.

Slowly you follow a path. But maybe not quite knowing why you're following this path. Maybe it's a path created by others long ago.

Or maybe a path suggested by a friend or relative.

Maybe a parent or sibling.

Maybe this is the path, path of expectation.

Or is it the path of adventure?

Or maybe you're following someone else's path. Maybe this is a path you feel obligated to follow. It doesn't matter. But just taking each step one by one, One by one, one by one. Noticing how the weight transfers from your left foot to your right, from your right foot to your left, your left foot to your right, your right foot to your left. Taking each step one by one.

At first, the path may seem exciting.

It may seem easy. Or perhaps sometimes very arduous and hard.

But maybe.

Maybe as you take each step one by one, one by one, one by one, maybe it seems at times to get much harder.

At times there may be barriers in your way. There may be rocks and boulders, or maybe tree trunks or thick foliage. But just carry on. Really allow your imagination just to show you the way.

As you work your way around barriers as things try to alter your path. Stay away on the path you're on.

At other times it may seem very straightforward.

At times it may be very steep.

At times it may be very level.

But keep going. Just keep going.

That's right.

That's right.

Just keep going.

Just keep going.

Maybe you are driven by the expectations of others. Maybe other people that have told you their path, they've created expectations or descriptions.

Occasionally you see in the distance a particularly difficult obstacle. Really allow your imagination to open and imagine a difficult obstacle just in the distance. Maybe feeling the fear, the trepidation as you take each step towards it. One by one, one by one, one by one.

But as you arrive, you find a. And it's far less challenging than you had imagined.

This expectation that sometimes things will always be worse. The worst case scenario.

At times the path may seem monotonous or boring. At times it might lack inspiration or clarity. But just keep going.

That's right.

Just keep going. Taking each step one by one, one by one. Glancing to your left and to your right, Noticing flora and fauna on your left. And your right, plants and trees, maybe herbs or ferns, perhaps seeing animals. Go ahead. Really imagine just gently glancing to your left and to your right as you notice nature all around you. You are not alone.

Feel the support of nature. Maybe looking up into that almost cloudless blue sky, seeing birds gently gliding on the warm air.

That's right.

That'S right.

Feeling the fresh air, clean fresh air in your lungs.

That's right.

Keep going. As ahead you see a waterfall, you see a waterfall ahead of you. And it seems as if this waterfall is not just water. It seems to be the energy of the universe. As you notice the waterfall ahead of you.

And as you walk towards waterfall, as you gently take each step one by one towards the waterfall, you notice the sunlight glistening off of the waterfall. Notice how the sunlight catches the waterfall.

That's right.

Noticing the spirit, sunlight glistening, sparkling off a waterfall. See the tiny points of light.

Like a flickering candle or like the stars in a perfect night sky, twinkling, sparkling like diamonds on a jeweler's pillow. As you notice the light just going from black to white, from black to white, from black to white, from black to white, just sparkling.

And then you notice as you take an even deeper look into the waterfall that there's a rainbow. You notice a bright, vivid rainbow. All of the colors of a rainbow are red, orange, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violets.

So vivid you could feel like you could almost touch them. The red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violets.

Really deep, vivid colours.

And as you look, look, take a deeper look. As you take a deeper look at the waterfall and because this is your imagination and we can do magical things, the water stops.

The water stops and the sunlight reflects off the waterfall like a perfect mirror. The brights, whites, pure light lights.

Like a beacon just reflecting off of this still water like a perfect mirror. The waterfall has a mirror like quality, a shining quality, shining in a bright white light.

And as you gaze.

Gaze into this waterfall. Go ahead, gaze into this waterfall.

And as you gaze, almost as if you're reflecting on your past, you're reflecting on your past journey, you see all of your achievements, all of the struggles, all of the highs and all of the lows.

The good and the bad.

The celebrated and the Mormon.

And just take a good deep look into that mirror of reflection, that waterfall mirror.

And I'll be quiet in the background for just a couple of minutes while I allow you to just to reflect on your journey, your life.

That's right.

That'S right. You're doing really well. You're doing really really.

Not pausing too long at hard times or not hanging on to celebration of good times.

No judgments, no blaming. Just pure reflection. Without distortion, without storytelling or narration. Just.

Reflection.

That's right.

That's right. You're doing really well.

That's right. Really well. I'm doing really, really well.

Just allow the emotions to be set free.

Just release that emotional energy.

That's right.

And on reflection, become aware that some of the obstacles seemed much more intimidating from afar.

How many of life's challenges.

When you actually arrived at them, you seem to take them in your stride.

How many were so much hard than you thought you could navigate? But you did.

Celebrate your strength.

Your determination, your spirit. The spirit of life. Knowing deep down that you are resilient, kind, loving, caring and compassion, passionate.

That's right.

See in the reflection the brighter parts of life. Reflect on all of the good achievements, knowing that the obstacles are behind you now.

That's right.

That's right.

Feeling the energy of that inner strength. Feeling proud. Maybe taking some time just to see how far you've come. Maybe taking a few moments just to look away from the waterfall and look around at nature.

At this wonderful planet, our planet Earth, this Mother Earth.

Gently, gently moving in a compassionate, loving universe with the energy of the universe, illuminating the waterfall in a bright white light.

That's right.

And now take a deeper look, an even deeper look into that bright, brights, whites, lights.

And as you take a look, you notice it's not just a reflection.

It's not just a reflection. There's something beyond that waterfall. There's life beyond this present moment, waiting.

Waiting to be experienced. An adventure yet to happen.

That's right. And feel that desire for that adventure to begin as you once again become aware of your breath.

Noticing that the breath is the impetus, the energy.

As maybe you put a hand out and just touch the waterfall and it feels warm. Even though it seems like a mountain mirror. It feels soft and caring.

It feels inviting.

That's right.

And slowly walk even closer to the waterfall. Walk so close that you're up against the water.

Ready to take a leap, a leap of faith into the adventure, into the next stage of your life. This life.

That's right.

Just feel that warm, supportive water.

Like that warm shower on a cold day or that cool shower on a hot day as you just step into the waterfall.

Step into the waterfall.

Step through the mirror and into your future.

That's right.

That's right.

How does it feel?

How does it feel as you look ahead.

Beyond this moment.

See ahead of you your hopes and dreams.

See ahead of you the future.

Your future.

A bright future.

Yes, at times there will be obstacles.

Yes, at times it may be hard.

But reflecting on your own resilience.

Your own journey.

You know deep down.

You'Ll be okay.

That's right.

As you walk along this new path, maybe a path which you are creating for yourself. Not a path traveled by many, not a path dictated to by expectation.

Just take each step one by one, one by one. And that's right. Noticing how the weight transfers from your right foot to your left, from your left foot to your right.

That's right.

Walking beyond the waterfall, beyond the mirror. And you notice. You notice. You are not allowed.

With you are those who you love and care for, those who you love and care for. Friends and family. See their faces.

As they join you on your journey of this life.

Supportive.

Loving.

Smiling faces.

Maybe sharing wise words of wisdom. Or maybe asking for your wisdom.

Your wise words.

As you walk into the future without fear.

Supported.

Loved and cared for.

Just carry on. Feel this energy. Feel this energy deep down.

This energy of compassion and love driving you towards your hopes and dreams. Maybe even feeling those strings of your heart singing whatever makes your heart sing. Your heart's desire you can see in the future. You can see it clearly now.

Go ahead. There's no time like the present, they say. But there is no time like this moment to step into your future.

Don't wait until tomorrow. Because there is no day in your calendar or diary called tomorrow. If you wait until tomorrow, you'll spend the rest of your life waiting.

Start. Start your life today.

Start your new life today. What's stopping you?

You have all you need.

Step forward.

Live your life.

One step at a time. One breath at a time.

That's right.

Really. Feeling as if your body is almost weightless. As if you're lifted by this vision of the future, your future.

Feeling as if each step, no matter how tough or difficult the terrain is, just seems so much more straightforward.

And look back. Look back towards the waterfall. Look over your shoulder and look through the waterfall.

Look back on your journey from a different perspective. Active.

And maybe, just maybe, as you take a really deep look, you realize you were never alone.

You noticed something you had not noticed before.

You were never alone.

You are not alone.

Feeling supported, love, optimistic, enthusiastic, resilient and wise for the journey of life ahead.

And I wonder where your journey will take you. I wonder where you'll take you.

As we have a few moments for quiet reflection once more.

And check in with yourself.

How do you feel?

How do you feel right now.

Knowing you are not alone. As we breathe around this wonderful earth, as we all breathe together in this moment, feel the energy of breathing together.

The coherence, the support.

And the love.

And when you're ready and there is no rush, you can open your eyes and come back into the room.

You may want to move your fingers or toes or maybe wrists or hands just a little bit. You may want to just move just a little bit, just to bring a bit of energy back. Maybe rub your hands together, create some heat or maybe have a cup of tea. That sounds a good idea.

Or coffee.

That seems a good idea. And just place your hands over your eyes and feel that warmth, feel that energy. Maybe do it a few times or maybe over your shoulders and just bring back a bit of energy. Welcome back. Welcome back. Wow. Thank you so much for joining me. That was quite an emotional journey. That was great. That was amazing. The power of us all just breathing together is something that I will never, ever get over. It's an amazing feeling. So thank you. There's a coherence, there's a connection here which reminds us of the human connection we all have that sometimes we don't hold on to. But remember, remember your life is just beginning.

And the next step, the next step is going to be amazing. So thank you so much for joining me. Namaste. I'll now hand back to Wilma, so thank you very much.

Well, hand back. No, you stay with me so that you can read all the amazing feedback and just to hear about what experience our Somis had with that. That was such a serene breathwork session, Steve. Really, really gentle, very, very touching, very moving and very thoughtful as well. I think you.

You say to like, let's start now. You know, we're always waiting or feeling really tired with, with just what's been going on in life. We just feel quite exhausted to even think of a new beginning. So I think, I hope that this has given that momentum to people and that push to say, hey, the time is now, there is no tomorrow as you, you really put it really well and explained. So thank you so much for that, Steve. It was, it was real honor to share this session with you and you've got amazing feedback, a lot of thank yous. Again, you know, whenever an instructor gets that thank you as off the bat, it means it's done something, it's moved something, shifted something for people. So, yeah. So thank you on behalf of all of the community that were listening with you today. Marissa says it was looking deeply without judgment and simple reflection. And she's grateful to be here and breathing with everyone and thanks you for your session. Christina says, thank you as well, Diana. Thank you, Steve. PP Doc says thank you, Kenny. Epic. Thank you. A lovely journey. Please share the experience. Our audience on YouTube as well. Emily Howard says, that was really nice. That's what I mean. I think it was just that gentle, like.

A support, you know, when you've. You're walking with somebody holding your hand. And I think that's what you did for a lot of people today. Steve felt you were accompanying us on this journey. You know, we weren't alone on this journey. Bob says, thank you very much, Diana. I love. I feel very powerful. Jo says, thank you very much, Steve. Cilla says, beautiful. Thank you, Steve. Yes, thank you, thank you, thank you. So I really hope that this is. That gratitude is given people that power to say yes. Tomorrow starts today, right? Tomorrow is today, right? The. The future is here now. And don't, don't wait. So I'm going to put this now on the gallery view so we all see each other on the screen and invite anybody who would like to give some feedback directly to you. Steve, it would be amazing. Hello, beautiful people. See your beautiful faces. I've missed you guys. It's really amazing to see you all. So it's really, it's really, really nice. Very humbling to see you all, actually. I was not expecting this today. It's caught me by surprise as well. So, you know, really great to. To be here with you. So is anybody feeling brave enough? Anybody who was feeling shy before the moment is now, now to unmute and say something. So would anybody like to join us and say something to Steve? Hands up or, you know, I will pick on someone and the one who's smiling the most is going to be picked on. So I see Kenny with a big smile and Jo with a huge smile. So I could possibly be coming over to you guys. Diana, it's been a while haven't heard from you, but I hear that you're talking at every. Every session you've got something to say. So let's unmute you and give Diana some love. Okay. Over to you, Diana.

Say thank you as well.

And you feel super powerful, you said, right, Diana?

Yeah. So let's see. Let's see the muscles. Come on. That's it. Yeah. Feeling powerful. Very good. Well done. Diana, thank you so much for joining us. Diane, thank you for being brave and being the first person. Thank you.

Anybody else? Liz, you're smiling now. Your smile is bigger than Anybody else's. So are you happy to unmute, Liz, and join us? Yes, if you'd like to unmute, please. I'm unmuting.

I only joined at the end. I'm sorry. I'm visiting my parents and I was taking my mom through a little bit of breath work. I've just, I'm just a new be. So me. But, but I, I joined late, so I didn't.

Oops.

Yeah, I.

Can.

Can you guys hear me okay?

Yes, we can. We can hear you.

Yeah. But it was so beautiful. Even though I didn't join until the very end, I just sunk right into the waterfall and just understanding that we're stepping into this new life right now.

So powerful.

And I, I, I didn't even come on till the end. So thank you so much, Steve.

Sorry I was late.

So, Steve, with, with, with a last minute. Steve, are you muted now?

No, I'm here.

You're not. You're not. Okay. We just couldn't hear you. So although last minute, it had its effect, it works its magic. And especially for a first session, I think this is such an amazing intro to what Soma Breath is. Steve, what do you want to add?

I just have to say, for me, it felt very, very special. All of these sessions feel amazing, but with so many people on so many journeys and we don't have to follow the journey of other people. This is our life, you know, not powered by expectation or obligation. Feel free to step into the adventure. It's your adventure. And take it breath by breath. Allow your breath to actually control your emotions. Allow your breath to control your fear. Because when we take control of our breath, it's like a jigsaw puzzle. Everything else comes into place and use those magical moments of breath holds just to actually reflect. Reflect on how you feel, where you're going, where you want to go. And I find that during Soma Breath, the best time to actually dream. So live your dreams without the congestion, without the noise of the breath. Take a pause on life and look forward, because there's a lot to look forward to. And thank you so much for joining me. I mean, it is wonderful. I love this.

Well, Liz, what an introduction to sober breath you've got there from Steve. He always speaks like he's still doing a breathwork meditation even when you're just talking to us. And Liz, because you have missed it, it will stay up on YouTube for 24 hours so you can catch it there. And if you have app, you can watch it there. It will stay up for, for as Long as they're going to keep it up for their on. On the app. Okay. So you can. Amber's dropping the link for the app if you don't have it otherwise. Amber, could you also share the link actually for YouTube in case anybody wants to share this breath work meditation with anybody as well. So thank you, Liz, for being brave. I hope your mom. Thank you so enjoyed this. Thank you.

Does Tommy want to say something? I think Tommy.

Tommy's hand up. Yes. Tommy, please join us here. Hi, Tommy, if you could unmute, please.

Hello.

Hi, Tommy.

Hey.

Just wanted to say thank you, Steve. Such a, such a wonderful journey, you know, so. And have been to a lot of your sessions and.

Such an amazing.

Journey you are taking me on. So thank you again.

Well, thank you for joining and lovely see you again. Lovely to see so many faces I recognize. This is great.

And this obviously was very special, Tommy, because you're on many, many sessions with us and you don't normally come on to talk to us. So this must be very special for you. So very happy.

Yeah, I went real deep. So it was really nice.

Great.

Thank you so much, Tommy, for, for sharing. Nice to see you.

Okay, is there anybody else that wants to share? Let me just check if there's any other messages here. Awesome. Beautiful. We've got. Thank you. Thank you. Now is the time of our new life. Jo has read the message loud and clear. So Joe, I hope this really gives you the strength to, to move forward. Sandra says, Wilma, you're here again. I'm so glad to see you again. And big thanks to Steve for this great breath work session. Yes, it was, it was lovely stepping in just helping Kyle. He's. Carl was supposed to be here but he got caught in the hurricane in the States. He has told everybody that he's okay. So thank you for all, you know, anybody that sent messages to him but just stepped in to help him out. Vida says thank you. Your tone, your toned voice felt heartwarming and soothing. I'm sure you've been told that before, Steve, that your voice is. It's all part and parcel of this whole package.

Yeah, some people tell me that. I don't know if I hear it, but yeah. Thank you.

Thank you, Steve. Stay blessed and power on in loads of enlightenment. Diana, still feeling amazingly powerful. Carmen. Thank you, Steve. It was amazing. Valerie, thank you so much everyone. Tober Marks said that this is the most relaxing session. Steve, you have such a soothing voice. Thank you for a lovely morning and look forward to share with friends.

Thank you.

Isn't that beautiful.

Yes, lovely. Thank you.

Yeah. Look at Steve's smile. He's really feeling. Feeling the love. And Toby, you've. You've hit the nail on the head. It's all about sharing this with. With someone you know. So especially if you're new to breath work, this was such a gentle journey, very, very deep and profound. But the actual breath work in itself, the technique was gentle. Right, Steve? So it's. It's a very good introduction to. To Soma Breath. Coach Tammy says, love this day. I thank you for such a beautifully expressed journey. Now I'm off to share all this love. Yes. That ripple effect that we always.

Talk about, Right. If you're feeling good, I mean, can you imagine now the person who crosses your path, as soon as you turn away from this, they're just going to receive that high feeling, that high vibe you have right now because you joined us today and breathed as a community as well, not just on your own. So that is super powerful. Right, Steve? That's what really brings you so much joy, you say.

Absolutely.

Yeah. I teach a lot of Soma Breath, but I have to say, these sessions when we're joining with different times on our clocks.

Different sunlights, if there's anything that proves to you that time is an illusion that we create, that now is a moment. We all had breath. We all had inhales and exhales. We all had moments by moments, seconds by seconds. And it doesn't matter what we call them, but now is the time to start living your life. Life.

I'm muted. Thank you, Steve, for that. Valerie says that your meditation even went as far as eliminating her headache and the pain in her neck. So she has a huge thank you that she's sending your way. And I think that's it. I think I've read everybody. Samantha says, perfectly timed and received with gratitude. So. So, Steve, that was an amazing session, as always. Like we said, it will stay up on YouTube for roughly 24 hours. So Amber has shared the link. If you want to, you know, pick up the link so you can share it with others or redo it yourself within 24 hours as well. It will. Amber will transfer it to the app so you have access to it whenever you want to as well. And if you do, you know, want to. Anybody here? I've seen quite a few instructors are in the room room. If you are interested in our retreats. Amber is also dropping the links in there for you. We have a couple coming up in Austin, Denver, and it's just the one link. So if you pick that up, just click on it and it will tell you about all the other other links, all the other dates that we have. Please feel free to, to check those out because you know then you can actually catch up with instructors in training and our master instructors and it just helps you, you grow that much bigger and especially when you have contact with each other and you just grow from each other's experiences as well and you share the knowledge. You just become, you know, so much more adaptable as, as a Soma Breath instructor. So that link is also there obviously also join our app and I think I have said everything because this has all been last minute. I'm just literally just stepping into the room. So hence I have my. Not my usual background diver so just found a background I that that was very, very pleasing for me. So yes, sending lots of love. Steve, would you like to say anything actually before we sign off?

Yeah, just, just thank you again and say that you know, it's been magical from my point of view. I've really enjoyed it. If anybody wants to reach out to me then please feel free to. I love to have feedback. My details are on the profile page. So by all means get in touch and just enjoy life breath by breath. Live it now.

Live it now. Amber, if you could also please share Steve. Steve's profile link. Reach out to him especially, especially if you want one on one sessions with him. You know, if he has unlocked something that you realize that you really need to be working on. You have nothing to lose by reaching out to him. No payment just because you click that button and reach out to him. Conversation then can begin between you you guys and, and see if, if Steve is the best fit for you. So I think that's it. I think I'm just checking that I haven't missed out anybody these.

Messages. No, that's it. So please tune in to the replay. I know that you've all enjoyed this. Sending lots of Soma Breath. Love your way. Take care. Don't know when I will be back for anyone. If people are writing to me privately if I'm going to be here next Sunday. I'm not. I'm just, I'm just helping out here. So don't know when the next time will be. But you're all in my hearts as well. Thank you so much Steve. I'm so happy I got to.

Thanks Wilma and thank you so much for the gift of you being here today. Today it really, really was and is the shining moment.

Oh thank you so much Steve. Thank you very much. Community love to all. And remember, live your future today. All right, take care, everybody. Take care. Thank you so much, Steve. By.