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Box breathing

It’s meant to ground you, sharpen your concentration, and leave you feeling alert but calm

  • Push the air out of your chest, keeping your lungs empty for the count of four. Then start the tactical breathing, inhaling through your nose for a count of four, drawing air into your belly and moving up into your chest. Hold the air in your lungs for a count of four.
  • The movement should feel fluid and open. Exhale smoothly, starting at the chest and moving to the belly, for four slow counts. Complete the box with a pause of four before beginning another repetition.
  • Continue this technique for five minutes.

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Controlled breathing

... is the fastest, most effective way to trigger the relaxation response, enabling you to think more clearly and perform better under pressure.

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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...

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Navy Seal tricks

Navy Seal tricks

The Navy SEALs use 2 breathing techniques that force the body into a more relaxed state when they’re in a high-pressure situation:

  • Tactical breathing
  • Box breathing.

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Shallow breathing

Shallow breathing

We loose the ability to breath deeply naturally as we age: deep breathing comes naturally to children, but we lose the ability because we’re in a constant state of fight-or-flight, low-level stress. Our breathing migrates up in our bodies; it's an anxious breath.

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Resonant Breathing

Resonant Breathing

a calming practice that places heart, lungs and circulation into state of coherence, where the body is working at peak efficiency.

  • Sit up straight, relax the shoulder and belly, and exhale.
  • Inhale softly for 5.5 sec., expanding the belly as air fills the bottom of the lungs.

The belly breath of pranayama

The belly breath of pranayama

  • Find a comfortable place to sit or lie down.
  • Breathe in through your nose and fill your lungs from the bottom up, first expanding your belly, then your chest, and finally raising the collar bones.
  • Pause.
  • Then gently exhale from top to bottom, using your stomach mu...

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