Our breath pattern quickly changes in response to different physical and emotional states. It quickens or becomes shallow when we feel anxious, we hold our breath when on alert or sigh a long exhale when sad.

This simple practice is widely recommended as the most efficient and relaxed way of countering the ‘emergency mode’ breathing of our stress response, It uses that unique relationship between our breathing system and our thinking to interrupt the stress response - put it on pause.and ease the negative effects those different physical and emotional states trigger.

Over time, this simple technique can buffer your resistance to the flight or fight response, so you are not as sensitive to stress triggers.