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Deep belly breathing

Ten slow breaths that start in the belly. Exhale longer than you inhale.

Practice now · 2 min

How

Lie on your back if you can. Breathe evenly and gently. As you breathe in, let your stomach rise to fill the bottom of your lungs; as the top fills, your chest rises. Let the out-breath be longer than the in-breath. Ten breaths. Don’t tire yourself.