Breath Training
A simple, powerful way to help reduce stress and relax the mind and body.
Research shows that deep breathing activates the parasympathetic nervous system which acts like a hand-brake on the body's stress response.
In effect, taking slow deep breaths from the belly sends a message to the brain to slow down and relax. By taking time in your day to breathe, you can reduce anxiety and stress and create moments of calm.
About
Breathing is one of the best things you can do for your mental wellbeing. It's how JK started to control his anxiety. But with our modern lives, it's easy to lose focus on how we are breathing. Taking the time to focus on each breath and breathe deeply can be an effective way to re-centre and find calm in the busyness.
Belly breathing is really good if you want to practice your technique.
Square breathing can help you focus and find calm in stressful situations.
Relaxed breathing is perfect to practice at night and useful to help with sleep.
The Benefits
Calms your mind
Draws attention to the present moment, diverting attention from ruminating and catastrophising
Triggers the relaxation response (parasympathetic nervous system activated and fight or flight response suppressed)
Aids respiratory system to work more effectively
Improves posture
How it works
Open the guided breathing tool
There are three different breathing patterns to try. Just swipe to find each one.
Choose the length of time you want to do the exercise for
Hit the start button and just follow the prompts on your screen
"Breathing. Simple right? Breathing is one of the best things you can do for your mental wellbeing. It’s how I started to control my anxiety.”
— Sir John Kirwan, Mentemia Co-founder
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