4-7-8 BREATHING TECHNIQUE

This is one of my favourite tools for calming an overactive mind, feelings of fear and that overwhelming sense of things being out of control. I often use this technique when I find myself lying awake at night, tossing and turning in bed with my mind racing and negative thoughts chasing each other around in my head!

It’s so easy to do and yet has a seriously powerful physical effect on our bodies as we stimulate our parasympathetic nervous system. This is the part of our body responsible for helping us to rest, restore and digest that helps us drop into a state of calm and relaxation.

This breath is best done as 4 rounds of the 4-7-8 breath. Demonstration begins at 5:02.