Straighten up.

3 breaths

Awake, not hard. Three breaths straighten you up without winding you up.

Feet firmly on the ground, breastbone up a finger’s width.
Deep into your belly.
Hold briefly.
Out on purpose. Three breaths.

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A TED talk made power posing famous in 2012.

But honestly: your gym teacher told you to stand up straight and breathe long before that. The big promise from the talk, the hormones, did not hold up when others repeated the study. Feet on the ground, breastbone up, three breaths. That is enough for us.

Source: Ranehill et al., Psychological Science, 2015.

What is straightening-up breathing?

Three deep breaths standing: four seconds into your belly, hold for two, six seconds out on purpose, with your feet on the ground and your breastbone a finger’s width higher. It takes 36 seconds.

That was the plaster.

Breathing gets you through the moment. If something keeps coming back, clear it out with a Guide.

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The other four.

The brake.4-7-8In for four, hold for seven, out for eight. The invisible one.4-8In for four, out for eight. The box.4-4-4-4Four in, four hold, four out, four hold. The little boat.3-10Deep in, long out, no pause.

If you get dizzy, stop and breathe normally. This does not replace treatment. Serious crises belong in other hands.