Breathing Techniques for Relaxation

Can you make your lips disappear like this?

Okay. Can you pout like this?

Okay. Can you go back and forth like this?

Good. Now if you pout again like this,

can you breathe in through your nose?

So deep breath in.

Then slowly out the nose.

Good. If you make your lips disappear again like

this,

can you smile while doing that,

like this?

Okay. Can you breathe in through your nose now?

So deep breath in.

Again, slowly out the nose.

Good.

Can you smile normally now like this?

Can you still breathe in through your nose?

Deep breath in.

But this time let the air fall out the mouth.

Try that one more time. Deep breath in through the nose.

And then just letting the air fall out effortlessly.

Okay. Good job.

You just activated your parasympathetic nervous system, which is

basically the opposite of the fight or flight response

and actually switches it

off. Now that you've done this, how are you feeling?