Last time I suggested you get more sleep, but what if you’re having trouble sleeping?

This little trick works for falling asleep, going back to sleep or any other time you may be feeling stress, anxiety or fear. Works pretty well for diffusing anger too.

Here it is…EXHALE.

Yup, that’s it.

Focus on the exhale using the abdominal muscles and diaphragm to exhale completely then get out of the way and allow the inhalation to take care of itself.

Some people find it helpful to exhale through the mouth and inhale through the nose, but it’s not essential. You can breathe in and out through the nose. Either way, the key is to exhale completely.

You don’t need a lot of time to do this one either. Two or three breathes are often enough to trigger relaxation.

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