Calming Your Brain Through Breathwork
comfortableNight4463
August 7th, 2022
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Slow and steady breathing is key to calming.
One way to help yourself out is to try and think slowly. And this relies on the blanketing effect that sensory feedback from body movement can have on brain activity.
Hack your brain by breathing in and breathing out.
While we cannot directly and reliably regulate our brain activity until we’ve had lots of practice (hi mindfulness), we can directly control the other parts of our bodies outside of our brain. We can control our movements and our breathing.
Inhaling through the nose is key to calming.
Regulating our breath is key to this calming. Slow your movements, don’t rush and breathe in through your nose. You can breathe out through your mouth if you want, but it's critical to inhale through your nose. Slow each breath, and hold each breath briefly during inhalation and exhalation. All of these efforts provide regular and rhythmic somatosensory signals to your brain, which can help entrain a calming of your mind."
Read the complete article available at Psychology Today!
Reflection:
Do breathing exercises calm you down?
*The 4-7-8 breathing method helps me a lot when I'm anxious. It's a great coping mechanism for me*
#Mindfulness #Breathing #Brain
Happy900
August 7th, 2022
@comfortableNight4463 Thanks for sharing this.
I enjoyed reading this.
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@Happy900 You're always welcome! Thank you!
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fruityPond7887
August 8th, 2022
@comfortableNight4463 I don't have a particular breathing exercise that I do, but I just tell myself to breathe through a tough situation and that self-talk really helps! Sometimes I try to do the 4-7-8, but I find that it's a little too long for me to hold my breath😂
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@fruityPond7887 This is great!
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fruityPond7887
August 12th, 2022
@comfortableNight4463 Thank you so much!!
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@fruityPond7887 You're welcome!
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