During anxiety, the brain is too busy to do anything that isn’t familiar. 🧠💥Practising before bedtime or when they wake up will help to build the neural pathways that will make strong steady breathing more accessible during anxiety.
Some ways to practise:
🧸 Lie down with something on their tummy – a toy or a book – anything. If the toy or book moves up and down as they breathe, their breathing is perfect.
☕️ Hot cocoa breathing – Imagine holding a cup of hot cocoa. Breathe the warm, chocolatey smell in for three, hold for one, blow it cool for three.
8️⃣ Have them (or you) trace a sideways figure 8 on their skin – anywhere that feels lovely. For the first belly of the 8, breathe in for three, hold for one, then trace the second belly of the 8 out for three.
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