Is your New Year’s resolution to have peace of mind? Here is a helpful tool for you.

When a person learns self-hypnosis they are taught to get into the goal state, the state of being that they want to have. From there they bring their goals to themselves easily and effortlessly. With hypnosis it’s important to get the feeling that you want first, then the actions will follow. 

A simple way to get that calm, peaceful, easy feeling is abdominal breathing. This is sometimes referred to as diaphragm breathing. It helps if you place your hand on your abdomen so that as you take a deep breath you use your abdomen to push your hand up. In this way you will automatically take a deep breath, moving the diaphragm down and allowing air to fill the lower lobes of the lungs. This stimulates the Vagus nerve which triggers the release of anti-stress hormones.  

Breathe in for a count of 3 to 5 seconds, hold the breath for a count of 3 to 5 seconds and then exhale for a count of 6 to 10 seconds.  Holding the breath for a count of 3 to 5 seconds allows more time for gas exchange in the lungs so more healing oxygen will be sent through your body.

You always have your breath with you so it’s what is considered an “anchor” in mindfulness, something that brings you back to the here and now. Try it today.

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