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Take Two - To Breathe When You're Anxious

by M Practice

Rated
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Type
guided
Activity
Meditation
Suitable for
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You will take two minutes out to do a relaxing breathwork exercise to help reduce any anxiety you may feel. You will be guided through a 4 4 8 breathing technique that will help you release tension and feel more calm.

AnxietyBreathingRelaxationMindfulnessCalm4 8 BreathingBody RelaxationThought Observation

Transcript

You may have chosen to do this practice as you are feeling nervous or anxious at this time.

Make your way to a comfortable seated position.

It's time to relax your body with a calming breathing technique.

You will breathe in your nose for four seconds.

Hold for four seconds and breathe out your nose for eight seconds,

Letting go of any worry or anxiety as you do.

Focus on relaxing your body as you breathe out.

Breathe in two,

Three,

Four.

Hold two,

Three,

Four.

Breathe out two,

Three,

Four,

Five,

Six,

Seven,

Eight.

In,

Hold,

Out.

In,

Hold,

And out.

In,

Hold,

And out.

In,

Hold,

And out.

Return to your natural breathing.

Remember,

Your thoughts are real,

But they are not always true.

Meet your Teacher

M PracticeAuckland, New Zealand

4.7 (521)

Recent Reviews

Ellen

September 14, 2024

Thank You sharing this technique Love & Light Ellen πŸ™πŸŒπŸ•ŠοΈ

Jenny

September 13, 2024

Beautiful picture will look nice on my Playlist folder. Breath exercise is perfet!

joe

July 1, 2024

i am concerned that our world will change for the worse... these meditations offer a little comfort in the morning, but they definitely point me in the right direction

Karen

November 22, 2022

Fast clear effective

Yootopea

July 19, 2022

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Leslie

July 16, 2022

Sigh. Love this. Not having anxiety right now but yesterday was tough. I appreciated that the teacher counted out loud for the first round and then just prompted us for the next ones. Thank you for offering this.

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