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I have a friend who says lulls in conversation are a good chance to focus on her breathing. I wonder if it might make the conversation more awkward, but here’s the deal: there are no rules. Box breathing, belly breathing, 4-7-8– it all does the trick to regulate your body. Just take some deep breaths when you remember and take care of yourself today! I’m gonna try to do the same.
Mar 13, 2024
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Breathe in for 4, hold for 4, exhale for 4, hold for 4. Repeat.
Helps slow things down, and the counting helps to keep your busy brain from interrupting so much. When it does interrupt, just notice it and go back to your breathing. (Basically I’m explaining meditation lol)
There’s also the five senses thing where you stop to notice a sound, touch, smell, taste and sight at the moment.
Also! Thinking something is great isn’t all bad! It can be part of savoring an experience, deepening it and making it more memorable.
May 9, 2025
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Like really breathing, deep ones, looking out the window and writing and listening to Alice Coltrane breaths, feeling a calm inside like everything is bad, yes, but one breath in, one breath out, maybe that mantra that goes "I love you / thank you / I'm sorry / I forgive you" somewhere in the background, I don't know.
Jan 24, 2024
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My mom taught me this in order to slow down the nervous system. Breathe in for 4 seconds, hold for 4, breathe out for 4, hold for 4. If you're an anxious person you probably already know this. Also a good way to fall asleep really fast.
Sep 6, 2022
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It’s a nice little dopamine hit and helps you connect to old familiar feelings of comfort. I started doing this after a bout of pandemic depression and it still helps me get out of a funk every once in a while.
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Seems like a good way to see how your taste evolves and is influenced by other folks on this platform.
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