This technique can be used daily.
Clinical psychologist Gabby Goodier of Australia talked about one simple exercise that helps to remove the state of stress and panic in just a few minutes. This exercise contains a special breathing technique.
What is this exercise and how can it quickly help with stress.
A simple technique breathing, which helps to calm the mind and relieve anxiety, is called «breathing through a straw».
According to the psychologist, she began to use this technique daily, and it gives absolutely incredible results. It involves inhaling through your nose and then exhaling through a drinking straw.
«The key here is that your exhalation is longer than your inhalation. This is how we activate the part of the brain that helps us calm down», — Gabby Goodier told.
She explained that if you count to two when you inhale, then count to four as you exhale. This activates the part of the brain that calms the nervous system and helps you find that «calm button».
For beginners, she recommends using this technique outdoors. You need to sit up straight and inhale normally and naturally through your nose.
And then you need to completely exhale through your mouth and purse your lips as if you were breathing through a drinking straw. Or use a straw until you get used to it.