These are mini stress busters you can reach for at any time! Whether you have 1 minute or 3, use them for yourself.
Here are three quick breathing exercises to help you steal a few brief moments to pay attention to yourself and your needs. These mini breath stress busters you can reach for at any time! Whether you have 1 minute or 3, use them for yourself.
1. Elevator Breathing
- Your breath is an elevator taking a ride through your body.
- Breathe in through your nose and start the elevator ride.
- Breathe out and feel your breath go all the way to the basement, down to your toes
- Breathe in and take your elevator breath up to your belly.
- Hold it. Now, breathe out all your air.
- Repeat 2-3 times.
2. Lazy 8 Breathing
- Slowly trace the pattern on your forearm or thigh
- Inhale while drawing the left half of the 8
- Pause when the center is reached
- Exhale while drawing the right side of the 8
- Repeat 3-4 times
3. Box Breathing
- Start with a slow inhale for four seconds (being very conscious of your stream of breath).
- Feel the air in your lungs and hold it there for a count of four.
- Then exhale slowly to the count of four, feeling the air move out of your lungs,
- Then hold your breath for another slow, conscious count of four.
- Repeat the process as many times as needed.
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