325. Seven Powerful Techniques to Breathe Yourself to Calm

Mar 10, 2025

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It’s something you do about 20,000 times a day: breathing. But don’t be fooled by its simplicity. Breathing isn’t just about keeping you alive; it’s a powerful tool that influences your emotions, thoughts, and overall well-being. Whether you’re feeling scared, excited, worried, happy, or calm, your breath reflects it all. And here’s the best part: by learning to control your breath, you can actually take charge of your emotional state and calm your mind. Today you’ll learn about the science of breathing and how that’s connected to your emotions, and seven specific breathing techniques, including what’s appropriate for different mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, PTSD, and trauma survivors. If you’ve had a hard time with breathing exercises before (or not), today’s episode will help your life.

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What's inside?

· Free Quick-Reference Guide to these 7 Breath Techniques

· If Breathing Techniques Feel Scary Journaling Prompts

· Weekly Mindful Breathing Journal

· List of Other Resources to Help you with your Breathing Education

· Breathwork Tracker

· Trauma-Informed Breathing Techniques and Resources

· A script you can follow to create a calming breathing practice in your own voice

· Allowing Your Breath Visualization recorded by me

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