I just wanted to pop in to give you a little bit more peace and calm during this merry and bright season that we are in.
The technique is called box breathing, and it gets its name because while you're breathing, you almost imagine that you are breathing along the sides of a box.
Anyone can do this. It's incredibly beneficial as a mindfulness technique, but also to help calm anxiety, nerves, PTSD, depression, and it can also help reset a moment for you when you need it.
It has Four Steps:
Step one: Inhale for 4 seconds while you count mentally
Step two: Hold that breath in your lungs for an additional 4 seconds
Step three: Exhale that breath for 4 seconds.
Step four: Hold your lungs empty for another 4 seconds
The technique is called box breathing, and it gets its name because while you're breathing, you almost imagine that you are breathing along the sides of a box.
Anyone can do this. It's incredibly beneficial as a mindfulness technique, but also to help calm anxiety, nerves, PTSD, depression, and it can also help reset a moment for you when you need it.
It has Four Steps:
Step one: Inhale for 4 seconds while you count mentally
Step two: Hold that breath in your lungs for an additional 4 seconds
Step three: Exhale that breath for 4 seconds.
Step four: Hold your lungs empty for another 4 seconds
You can repeat this as many times as you need to feel calmer. If you find that 4 seconds is a little too long for you, you can shorten it to 2-3 seconds, or lengthen it to 6-8 seconds. The purpose is that you're inhaling, exhaling, and holding your breath for equal amounts of time.
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