Replay: Deep Breathing Strategies for Adults

Jun 6, 2024

Feeling overwhelmed? Discover the power of deep breathing to shift from fight or flight mode to relaxation. Learn practical exercises that bring focus, whether in a crowd or solo. Explore techniques like the 4-7-8 method and harness your breath for better self-care. Janine shares insights on taking a moment for yourself and the benefits of grounding strategies. It's all about mastering your energy and finding calm amid chaos!

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ADVICE

Deep Belly Breathing Benefits

Use deep belly breathing to shift from fight, flight, or freeze to rest and digest mode.
Place one hand on your heart and one on your belly, and breathe deeply at your own pace.

INSIGHT

Breathing Sets Room Energy

Deep breathing at the start of a presentation quickly settles the energy and improves focus.
Including deep breaths shifts the entire room to a calmer, more attentive state.

ADVICE

Try 4-7-8 Breathing Technique

Practice 4-7-8 breathing: inhale for 4 counts, hold for 7, exhale for 8.
This technique helps calm the body faster and aids falling asleep or reducing panic.

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Have you ever felt like you’re in fight, flight and freeze mode? Does the situation you’re facing feel really intense and you need to take a moment to pause? Whether high stress situations or whether you’re doing a presentation, deep breathing strategies can help you get to the ‘rest and digest’ space.

In this episode Janine looks at deep breathing strategies and she discusses:

What fight, flight and freeze mode is

Getting to a place of ‘rest and digest’.

Taking deep breaths and using your hands to help slow your breathing down.

The difference 1 minute of doing an exercise can be

Using deep breathing in a small or large group to bring in focus

Breathing with numbers - 4, 7, 8 breathing

How to check your energy

And remember, do not forget about yourself, take a few minutes for you and have a little fun!

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Janine Halloran is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, an author, a speaker, an entrepreneur and a mom. As a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Janine has been working primarily with children, adolescents, and their families for over 20 years. She is the Founder of 'Coping Skills for Kids', where she creates products and resources to help kids learn to cope with their feelings in safe and healthy ways. Janine also founded 'Encourage Play’ which dedicated to helping kids learn and practice social skills in the most natural way - through play!

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