Letting It Settle with Michael Galyon

4 Breathing Techniques For Anxiety

Letting It Settle with Michael Galyon

Show Notes

In this week’s episode, we tackle the rising tide of anxiety in today's world. Michael takes you beyond the awareness and acceptance of anxiety and dives into four easy-to-use breathing techniques to combat anxiety.

During the episode Michael explores these four breathing exercises and provides you with an experiential practice of each of them. Explore deep diaphragmatic breathing, the 4-7-8 technique, box breathing, and progressive relaxation in connection to the breath to help you find a sense of calm during stressful moments.

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