When we were kids we naturally knew how to breathe. This breath let us truly experience patience, release, calm and joy. As we get older, life happens, fears come and our brain and body tries to cope. We often begin to live with a breath that is in our chest and collar bones. It is a short and shallow breath. Living this way and breathing this way allows us to be very close to anxiety and panic, because this is our survival breath.
To come into calm like we did as children and experience peace and more joy, try diaphragm breathing exercises. Reclined and comfortable place one hand on your belly and one hand of your chest. Inspire the chest hand to be still, it may take a lot of reminding at first and see where the air goes. It must go somewhere, and down it will go. Breathing low allows your belly to inflate with your inhale and deflate with you exhale.
Try this for just 2 minutes at a time anytime you feel the need to relax – practice this breath into habit and then lifestyle. We once lived this way, we just need to remember.
Presence and Positivity 