Deep Breathing
When we are stressed, we tend to
breathe shallow and rapid. Breathing
like this is part of the Fight or Flight
response.
On the other hand, deep breathing
allows lots of oxygen to quickly enter
your body. This can result in calming
down. Slow, belly breathing works well.
Breathing for calming needs you to
breathe out longer than you breathe in.
You can sit or stand. Breathe with your
belly, not your chest.
When you breathe in, your tummy
should rise or get bigger, and then fall
again as you breathe out. Try placing
one hand on your chest and the other
on your stomach. Is your stomach
rising? Then you're doing it right!
Breathing with puckered lips
Breathe in normally for 2 seconds.
Pucker your lips, as if you were drinking
through a straw.
Exhale through puckered lips for 4
seconds.
Repeat.
'Box' breathing