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The Idea of the Week
“Your breath is the one true thing that is present in the moment — you can’t breathe ahead, and you can’t breathe backwards.” —Megan Elizabeth Riehl, PsyD
When we are anxious, we tend to take rapid, shallow breaths that can contribute to our anxiety.
On the other hand, deep breathing “turns off” the stress response (a.k.a. the fight-or-flight response) and allows us to relax and recharge.
This article shares the benefits of deep breathing and explains how it works. The article also includes three apps that will guide you through breathing exercises (so you don’t have to remember them all!), including iBreathe, Breath+ Simple Breath Trainer, and Breathe for the Apple Watch.
Practice of the Week
This week, we encourage you to make space in your day to breathe.
Find a breathing technique that you like, and incorporate it into your day-to-day life.
Here are 8 Deep Breathing Exercises for Anxiety you can try, and here is a 9-minute TED talk that guides us through a 5-minute exercise designed to reset, renew, and rejuvenate our energy.
Tip: Implementing a deep breathing technique into your morning and night routine may help make this powerful tool a daily practice.
The Thought of the Week
Wishing you a peaceful week!
