Non-fiction Filmmaker's video: 4-7-9 Progressive Muscle Relaxation

This is the 17:21 length version. Please ensure that you inhale through your nose and exhale through your mouth during this exercise. Enjoy the experience. Transcript: Welcome to E. C. Kelly's Yoga Revolution. . . I am Marie standing-in for Connor. Tonight we're going to do something called. . . "Progressive Muscle Relaxation!" Now. . . for the next few minutes, we're going to do a gentle breathing technique called "4-7-9 breathing". This method has been described as a natural tranquilizer for the nervous system. It can help, ready, and relax our body for sleep. . . We're going to breathe in for a count of four. . . Hold the breath for a count of seven. . . and breathe out for a count of nine. . . Let's Begin. . . Breathing in. . . two. . . three. . . three. . . four. . . Hold. . . two. . . three. . . four. . . five. . . six. . . seven. . . Breathing OUT. . . two. . . three. . . four. . . five. . . six. . . seven. . . eight. . . nine. . . Notice. . . how-the-body's-breathing-now. . more- and- more- at- peace. . . Until you fall into a tranquil peaceful sleep.