8 breathing techniques to calm anxiety
Advanced inhale-hold-exhale deep breathing
1.This technique comes courtesy of calmclinic.com. Find a comfortable place and expect a considerable amount of time – between 15 and 20 minutes. Sit like you would for deep breathing: back straight, but try to be comfortable
What to do:
You will be monitoring your heartbeat to keep a good rhythm. Do at least 10 breath cycles, and each cycle is comprised of three stages:
- Inhale, count 5 heartbeats
- Hold breath, count 7 heartbeats
- Exhale, count 9 heartbeats