MINDFUL BREATHING
Mindful Breathing
Mindful Breathing to help with Anxiety and Stress
How this can help you be present
Life can feel very stressful at times and our minds can get overwhelmed with worries and thoughts. When you are feeling stressed and anxious it is really helpful to bring yourself back to THE PRESENT by focusing on your BREATH.
Do this by inhaling and exhaling for 5 minutes.
Find a comfortable position to sit in, making sure your back is straight and letting your hands rest where you feel comfortable, then close your eyes.
Aim to inhale through the nose for 4 seconds, hold for 7 seconds, and exhale for 8 seconds.
Always FOCUSING on your BREATH.
Mindful breathing is all about learning to focus your attention on your breath. This is a simple exercise that I find very helpful, and often use this to meditate. I find that by focusing on just a single sensation it helps to still the mind (especially in a world where there is so much distraction and constant noise, right!).
There are lots of exercises and techniques out there and it’s all about practising and finding out what works best for you.
Some of the health benefits of mindful breathing include:
Reducing stress, reducing anxiety, reducing blood pressure and increasing relaxation and slowing down your breathing.
I hope that it is a helpful exercise for you as well.
If anxiety or stress gets too much then help is available from great organisations such as MIND and MHFA England, they both have lots of great tools and advice for managing mental health, which you can find here;
MHFA England https://mhfaengland.org
If you would like any more help with Mindfulness or Breathing Techniques
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