When life gets a bit much, it’s easy to forget something as simple as breathing. I’m not talking about the automatic kind of breathing we do all the time to keep us alive. I mean the deliberate, deep breaths we can take to bring our minds and bodies back to baseline. It’s something I only realize when I allow stressful times to get the better of me.
I recently discovered something called the 4-7-8 breathing technique. Unlike the meditation apps and the many calming yoga routines I’ve tried on my best yoga mat (and not kept up with), this felt like a tool I could use anywhere. But, it turns out that learning to breathe intentionally was harder than I thought.
