Happy Monday, !

Ready to feel more relaxed and calm? This week's challenge can help make that happen in just a minute or two every day.

✅ Welcome to your 4-7-8 Breathing Break Challenge. 🧘

This is one of my favorite techniques to de-stress during the day. And not only will it help you de-stress…

But you'll feel firsthand how your breath affects your mood almost immediately.

A couple of quick breathing facts:

• When you're anxious or upset, your breathing can get rapid and shallow. This increases heart rate and muscle tension … and can make you feel worse.

• When you're calm and relaxed, you breathe more slowly and deeply - which can increase your sense of calm. It also can lower your heart rate & blood pressure.

💡Basically, breathing slowly and deeply sends a message to your brain to CHILL OUT - and your brain then sends this message to the rest of your body.

Here's how to do the 4-7-8 Breathing Break:

• Sit or stand comfortably, with your shoulders back, to allow your chest and belly to expand and contract with your breath.

• Take a slow, deep inhale through your nose. Count to 4 as you inhale.

• Hold your breath for a 7-count.

• Exhale for an 8-count.

• Repeat this 3-5 times. You'll feel your whole body relaxing!

• (Extra credit: do this 3x a day)

Here are some benefits:

• Less physical tension

• A sense of almost immediate inner calmness

• Feeling more "centered"

Who is with me this week for the 4-7-8 Challenge? 👇👇

Keep up the good work,

Coach Lu

Ludwight Rigueur, SMTh, SMTr, LMT, BMP, Qigong Instructor

Rigueur Soma Performance

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