Sunday, April 19, 2020

Breathing Into Calm


From Our YouTube Channel!
The Relaxing Breath:
An easy and very effective breathing technique to calm your mind and body is the Relaxing Breath, or the 4-7-8 Breathing technique.

Find a comfortable sitting position and place the tip of the tongue on the tissue right behind the top front teeth.
Focus on the following breathing pattern:
  • exhale all air out of your lungs
  • breathe in quietly through the nose for 4 seconds
  • hold the breath for a count of 7 seconds
  • exhale forcefully through the mouth, pursing the lips and making a “whoosh” sound, for 8 seconds
  • repeat the cycle up to 4 times

If you have trouble holding your breath long enough, try a shorter pattern of 2-3-4.

Click this link for video demonstration:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2mJG_ICw6w





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