8 Visuals that will help you Reduce Anxiety

How can you reduce anxiety?
Here’s a simple tool for you:
→ The 4-4-8 Breathing Technique

I used it before races back when I was an athlete.
Here’s how you can give it a go.

1. When you feel anxious or simply worried about the future, sit down.
Just sit down.

2. Now, get into the most upright posture possible.
It doesn’t mean being rigid — just maintain good posture.
Imagine being the person with the best posture on earth.
Do you know that guy or girl with wonderful posture?
Exactly, that one — imagine having that posture.

3. Now, breathe in through your nose for 4 seconds.
Make sure to swell the belly, not the chest.
This means you’ll be breathing through your diaphragm.

4. Now, hold your breath for 4 seconds.
Feel your belly swollen with air.
Do you feel it?

5. Great! Now breathe out through your mouth.
How?
By making a whooshing sound for 8 seconds.

6. Alright! Congratulations! You’ve finished 1 cycle.
Now, go back to step 3 (breathe in through your nose for 4 seconds).
You just need to repeat this cycle (4-4-8) four times.
In total, you’re gonna spend about 1 minute.
And if you feel comfortable, you can add more cycles, of course.

This is how you can calm yourself down quickly.
I know it might sound a bit too simple, but it’s just what our body really needs — our presence.

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