Paced Breathing: Box Breath

In this meditation Jordan will guide us through a common form of paced breathing called "box breath." It is called box breath for its 4 equal parts: inhale for a count of 4, hold for 4, exhale for 4, hold for 4, repeat. Paced breathing is an excellent self-soothing strategy in times of stress. Slowing down the breath can interrupt the feedback loop of a stress response and "trick" the brain into thinking it is more relaxed than it may actually be at the time (i.e. it emulates a parasympathetic style of breathing).