Stress relief is simpler than you think. When you feel that unmistakeable rise in your heart rate or that tightness in your muscles, there is a quick way to restore a sense of calm. You may not have the time or place for an extended workout or a few moments to meditate or perform your favorite relaxation exercises. Maybe a public speaking engagement is moments away.
Try this quick cleanse. It won't require your running shoes or visualizing a tropical island!
Just once, inhale as deeply as you can, filling your entire diaphragm with air, imagining that you will be blowing into a balloon. Exhale through your lips as if you are trying to fill the balloon with as much air as possible. Holding your lips in a "balloon blowing", pursed manner is a very important part of this exercise -- as is blowing out as if it is a balloon you are attempting to inflate.
You will feel the immediate difference this makes. If you have not yet made breathing exercises an important part of your health routine, this may be your chance to introduce yourself to healthy breathing!
It is surprising how long we sustain ourselves on shallow breathing -- expecting that our bodies and minds can function on so little of what we need to survive -- oxygen!! We drink water, eat, sleep, exercise...it's amazing...what we too often forget? Breathing...feel the difference. Take a Stress Breath...and feed oxygen to the starving tissues of your mind and body. They will thank you for it!
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