Box Breathing Technique For Stress Relief

Step away from your day for a few moments, and enjoy this 7-minute guided breathing meditation, that is simple enough for anyone to do. Regain clarity, focus, and rejuvenation, and stress relief, while clearing away any mental fog and fatigue that you may be feeling.

Transcript

Find a space that is quiet and either sit or lie down.

Get comfortable.

Close your eyes.

We are going to do a simple breathing technique that can be done anytime and anywhere and can be particularly useful if you are feeling tense or just need to take a step away from your day and recenter.

This type of breathing called the box technique can help to relieve stress,

Improve your mood,

Enhance performance,

Ease headaches,

As well as many other feelings of discomfort that we may be experiencing in our day.

To begin,

Take a long deep breath in through your nose and then exhale completely with a big sigh out through your mouth.

For the remainder of this breathing exercise,

We will breathe in and out through our nose.

Now inhale slowly to a count of four and feel the air filling up your lungs.

Hold for four and exhale for four and hold for four.

Then inhale for four,

Hold for four,

Exhale for four,

And hold for four.

Exhale for four,

Hold for four,

Exhale for four,

And hold for four.

Continue to do this sequence until you hear my voice again.

Take a deep breath in through your nose and exhale for four.

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Slowly bring your awareness back to the space around you.

Notice how you feel.

Taking time to connect and be mindful of your breath is an easy and wonderful way to energize,

Regain focus and clarity,

To calm your nerves and just feel better.

Slowly wiggle your hands and feet.

Gently flutter your eyes open.

Namaste.

Namaste.