Presence
Take 3 Breaths + Change Your Body Posture
If you find yourself feeling impatient, overwhelmed, anxious, or upset, taking a few deep belly breaths and changing your posture is a simple way to shift your state.
How to do it
- Imagine your belly is a balloon. *bonus points for imagining the balloon is your favorite color.
- Inhale through your nose as you imagine filling your belly balloon with air. *To increase your awareness, you might rest a hand on your belly.
- Exhale through your nose, slowly deflating the ‘balloon’.
- Repeat two more times.
- Follow what your body wants, and make a change to your posture. *You might stretch your arms, or stand or sit or…
Benefits
- Breathing three connected breaths calms your nervous system.
- Breathing deeply brings more clarity to your mind.
- Presencing in this way increases your ability to respond rather than react to your circumstances.
