Now that summer is coming to a close, some of us are jumping back into work and school and other activities, so life can get pretty intense. It seems like very thing speeds up and expectations can press down upon us.
Here is a quick and easy breathing exercise to calm down when life gets stressful. It’s called the 4-7-8 exercise.
- Exhale through through your mouth, really emptying your lungs.
- Close your mouth and inhale through your nose while silently counting to four.
- Hold your breath for a count of seven.
- Exhale through your mouth forcefully, making a “whoosh” sound for a count of eight.
- Repeat this entire cycle five times and feel its incredibly calming effects.
- Use it as a way to beat stress before it can start to build!
Jenny R.
Jenny is NYS Licensed Massage Therapist who graduated from Finger Lakes School of Massage in 2003. Her integrative massage style blends deep tissue and connective tissue therapies to restore balance to the body and relax the mind. Jenny specializes in focused massage work based on the client and their particular conditions and especially enjoys working with those who have pain related issues of the hips, back, and neck where she can help bring significant pain relief. She also performs Swedish, pre- and postnatal, and hot stone massages.