2. Practice focused, deep breathing
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Posted on 15-12-2022 05:33 PM
Stop for a moment and focus on breathing deeply. Sit up straight, then take a long breath through your nose, hold it for the count of three, then exhale slowly, while relaxing the muscles in your face, jaw, shoulders and abdominal area. This will help slow your heart rate and lower your blood pressure.
Practice your deep breathing from time to time so that it becomes second nature to do it when under stress.
1. Start deep-breathing. If you're not focused on how to calm your body through slow, intentional belly-breathing, you're missing out. Belly-breathing is free, location independent, and easy to implement. Here's how to get started:
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For: all ages | use this mood journal to take note of how you're feeling over a two week period. Save the picture to your phone and colour in how you feel each day. Once it’s completed you can use it to compare to previous weeks or show it to a gp, therapist or parent to start a conversation about mental health.