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Midlife Spirituality Project: Guiding 40+ women toward Connection, Inner Peace & Purpose

Midlife Spirituality Project: Guiding 40+ women toward Connection, Inner Peace & Purpose

Katie Farinas
Released: 2026-06-22
© Katie Farinas
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164 Episodes
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164 Episodes
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Listen on Apple Podcasts
Released: 2026-06-22
© Katie Farinas
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162: Ujjayi Breath Practice: A Simple Way to Calm Your Nervous System

162: Ujjayi Breath Practice: A Simple Way to Calm Your Nervous System

In this episode of The Midlife Spirituality Project, I’m sharing one of the practices from my Returning Home to Yourself series — a collection of short, supportive practices I offer to my Substack readers a few times each month. These practices may
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In this episode of The Midlife Spirituality Project, I’m sharing one of the practices from my Returning Home to Yourself series — a collection of short, supportive practices I offer to my Substack readers a few times each month.
These practices may include breathwork, meditation, reflection, journal prompts, somatic practices, and other simple ways to reconnect with yourself in the middle of real life. If you’d like to receive more of them, I invite you to subscribe to my newsletter on Substack.
Today’s practice is all about Ujjayi breath, sometimes called “ocean breath” or “victorious breath” in yoga.
Ujjayi is a simple but powerful breathing practice that can help calm the nervous system, steady the mind, support focus, and bring you back into relationship with your body. In this episode, I walk you through what Ujjayi breath is, why it works, how to practice it, and then we breathe together.
This is a beautiful practice to return to when you feel scattered, anxious, disconnected, overwhelmed, or caught in the busyness of the mind. It gives the mind something gentle to focus on while helping the body feel more grounded and supported.
You do not need any previous yoga or meditation experience to practice with me. Just come as you are.
In this episode, we explore:What Ujjayi breath is and why it is used in yogaWhy this breath can feel so calming and groundingHow the gentle sound of the breath helps focus the mindHow Ujjayi breath supports nervous system regulationWhy breathwork can be a doorway back into the bodyHow to practice Ujjayi breath step by stepA guided Ujjayi breath practice you can return to anytime
Practice NotesIf you want to come back to this practice and skip the teaching portion:
Learning how to gently constrict the throat begins around 11:39The guided Ujjayi breath practice begins around 18:15
Listen if you are feeling:Anxious or overwhelmedDisconnected from your bodyStuck in your headScattered or unfocusedIn need of groundingCurious about breathwork or yoga philosophyReady for a simple practice to help you come home to yourself
About Katie FarinasKatie Farinas is a midlife coach, yoga teacher, and spiritual guide who helps women navigate midlife with clarity, peace, purpose, and empowerment. Through yoga philosophy, mindfulness, nervous system regulation, and energy-based practices, Katie supports women in reconnecting with themselves and stepping fully into their most aligned and authentic lives.
✨ Ways To Go Deeper:
If you’re ready to feel less overwhelmed and more connected to your body, needs, and inner voice, explore my 4-week private coaching experience for midlife women: Reconnect With Your Body and Yourself. Learn more here.
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Episode ID: 1000773711779
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Release Date: 22/06/2026, 15:30:00

Description

The Midlife Purpose Project is a podcast for spiritually seeking midlife women who are ready to come home to themselves. If you are navigating midlife anxiety, overwhelm, burnout, disconnection, perimenopause, menopause, body changes after 40, and the deeper questions of purpose, identity, and what comes next - welcome to the community.
I’m Katie Farinas — yoga teacher, former nurse, and midlife clarity and purpose coach helping women reconnect with themselves and move through midlife with more peace, self-trust, and purpose.
Each week, we explore how to move through midlife with more intention and less overwhelm by blending yoga philosophy, meditation, breathwork, nervous system regulation, emotional regulation, and modern therapeutic tools. Through honest solo reflections, inspiring interviews, and practical conversations, we talk about midlife purpose, emotional healing, self-compassion, people pleasing, relationships, motherhood, intuition, inner peace, self-discovery, and coming home to yourself.
You’ll also hear expert conversations on perimenopause and menopause, hormone therapy, healthy aging, longevity, movement, nutrition, career transitions, financial stress, body image, and how to care for your changing body and mind with more awareness and compassion.
You’ll also hear expert conversations on perimenopause and menopause, hormone therapy, healthy aging, longevity, movement, nutrition, career transitions, financial stress, and how to care for your changing body and mind.
If you’ve been asking:
Why do I feel so disconnected from myself, and how do I reconnect with who I really am?
How do I manage strong emotions in midlife?
How do I regulate my nervous system and feel more grounded?
How do I learn to listen to my intuition and trust myself?
I’m not religious, but I long for a deeper spiritual connection — how do I find that?
How do I stop judging, comparing, and criticizing myself and others?
How do I let go of fear and move forward with more alignment?
What is happening in my body after 40?
How do I connect with this new body and honor what it needs?
How can I shift my mindset to embrace this season of life?
How do I navigate perimenopause and menopause with more clarity?
Can I reinvent myself at 40, 50, and beyond?
How do I stop people pleasing and start honoring my own needs?
How do I get unstuck?
What spiritual practices actually help in midlife?
I’ve been through hard things — how do I make sense of them, heal, and move forward?
How do I find more meaning, alignment, and purpose in midlife?
This podcast is for you.
The Midlife Purpose Project is your sanctuary for healing, clarity, connection, and reconnecting with yourself — so you can live with more peace, purpose, alignment, and joy.
This podcast is for you.
The Midlife Purpose Project is your sanctuary for clarity, healing, connection, and coming home to yourself — so you can live with more purpose, peace, and joy.

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