Tactical breathing
Is a technique to use when you feel yourself having a fight-or-flight response. It involves all your breathing muscles–from chest to belly.
- Place your right hand on your belly, pushing out with a big exhale. Then breathe in through your nostrils, slowly drawing the breath upward from your belly to your upper chest.
- Pause and exhale, starting from your chest and moving downward to the air in your belly. Imagine your belly button touching your spine.
- Once you’re comfortable with a full, deep breath, repeat it, this time making the exhale twice as long as the length of the inhale.
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