1. The mindful sigh
You should be sitting comfortably for this. I do it at my desk when I notice key symptoms of stress like shallow breathing, tense shoulders or an increased heart rate.
- Take a deep, long inhale through your nose for five seconds and hold.
- Take another quick inhale for one second and hold for three seconds.
- Sigh a slow, long exhale through your mouth for six seconds.
- Repeat the cycle three times.
That quick second inhale causes the air sacs in the lung, which collapses when we’re done inhaling, to reinflate with air. As a result, the surface area in the lungs increases, and releases carbon dioxide from the body more efficiently. This helps to relax the body.
Long exhales cause a slight increase in pressure to the receptors in the heart, signaling the brain to slow down the heart rate.
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