Relaxation is a natural anxiety cure that will help you gain control over some of your body’s uncomfortable feelings such as tight tense muscles, rapid breathing and worried thoughts.
One of the first places to focus is on your breathing. Calm breathing is key to being calm and relaxed. In fact, if you are around someone who is feeling anxious be sure to slow down and deepen your own breathing into a calming rhythm as this will naturally be calming for the other person.
Begin by gently exhaling out through your mouth, as if you are blowing out a candle. Slowly blow out all of the air. Inhale through your nose focusing on slowing down your breathing. Exhale through your nose completely, being sure to release all the air. (When we are anxious, we have a tendency to take big inhales and shorten our exhales, when in fact the exhales should be longer until you can establish a soothing rhythm).
