Calm and Reset Your Nervous System in Under 5 Minutes!

If you’re feeling the pressures of work deadlines, a busy schedule, and/or a never ending to-do list, your body could probably use a little nudge to get into that parasympathetic state.

The parasympathetic state is the “rest and digest” state - when you're at your calmest and most relaxed and your stress hormones are at their lowest.

But did you know you can get your body to shift into this state in under 5 minutes? 

How? Box Breathing!  

Box breathing is the fastest way to calm and reset the nervous system and is the chosen method used by the Navy SEALs to calm and focus quickly. It stimulates the vagus nerve and promotes a general feeling of relaxation in the body rapidly.

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How To:

Step 1: Slowly inhale for a count of 4 seconds; feeling the air entering and expanding your lungs.

Step 2: Hold that breath for a count of 4 seconds.

Step 3: Exhale your breath for a count of 4 seconds.

Step 4: Hold that exhaled breath for a count of 4 seconds.

Step 5: Repeat this for 4 cycles.

The best part? You can do box breathing anytime, anywhere! The next time you find yourself feeling in a stressful situation or even before bedtime, try incorporating box breathing and see how it moves and shifts in your body to calm and relax! 😮‍💨

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