This is a breathing guide that explains different breathing techniques that can help reduce stress and anxiety, improve focus and concentration, and increase overall well-being. The guide covers relaxation breathing, box breathing, and mindfulness breathing.
Guidelines: For an increased relief of stress play the audio for each breathing technique. You may use this audio with or without headphones.
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Deep breathing can reduce stress and anxiety, lower blood pressure, increase lung capacity, and improve overall mental and physical well-being
Breathe in through your nose, and out through your mouth
Inhale to a count of four with your mouth closed.
Hold to a count of seven.
Exhale through pursed lips with a whooshing sound to a count of eight.
Repeat the cycle up to four times, unless uncomfortable.
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Box breathing is a technique used to help calm the mind and body. It can be used to reduce stress and anxiety, improve focus and concentration, and increase overall well-being.
Breathe in through your nose, and out through your mouth.