Winter is a time of slowing down and turning inward. The trick, however, lies in not slowing down too much. Because if we never left the comfort of our home, we would risk settling into those winter blues and losing motivation all together. Use this SOMABreath guided breathwork meditation to maintain your inner flame throughout the cold, dark season assuring it doesn’t extinguish all together. 

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**Forceful mouth breathing, prolonged breath holds and extended intense fast breathwork/hyperventilation for more than 5 minutes, should NOT be practiced in the case of any of the following:

1. Severe/critical diseases or infections if it impairs your ability to breathe
2. Severe uncontrolled hypertension (usually after a heart attack)
3. Organ failure or late-stage terminal illness
4. Pregnancy
5. If you have epilepsy, a pacemaker, or irregular heart beat (Exception: your doctor gives you specific permission).

Some conditions (Eg: Tinnitus, hernias) may be aggravated by forceful mouth breathing, prolonged breath holds and prolonged, intense, rapid breathing/hyperventilation and careful attention to technique is required.

We advice not do SOMA Breath in the case of:

• Full stomach
• Flue or fever
• Driving a car or operating machinery
• In water