Exercise for Relaxed Breathing

Exercise for Relaxed Breathing

Sit down, rest your hands on your thighs, and relax.

Breathe in through your nose and gently out through your lips (phhh).

Pause and wait for the inhalation

Feel how your breathing continues naturally.

Repeat five or six times.

Over the years I’ve learned that a surefooted and confident mapmaker does not a swift traveler make. I stumble and fall, and I constantly find myself needing to change course. And even though I’m trying to follow a map that I’ve drawn, there are many times when frustration and self-doubt take over, and I wad up that map and shove it into the junk drawer in my kitchen. It’s not an easy journey from excruciating to exquisite, but for me it’s been worth every step.

Brené Brown