Health Benefits: Reduce Anxiety, Improve Mood (2)
Box Breathing is a popular technique used to regulate stress levels and control breathing. When you feel your stress levels rising or your muscles tightening, you can help break that loop with controlled box breathing. Below, ABC Life has a video that you can follow along for a controlled version of this technique.
Instructions:
1. Breathe in through your nose for a count of 4.
2. Hold that breathe for a count of 4.
3. Exhale through your mouth for a count of 4.
4. Hold for a count of 4. Repeat step 1
Note: It does not have to be a count of 4, find a number that works best for you and use that as your count number.