Deep breathing involves no talent for meditation or anything magical at all: it simply triggers a physiological response in the brainstem, causing your body to relax. So just keep practicing it. I can be very, very helpful, or so I've found. It's useful for stress at other times too - once your body and brain have learned to associate relaxation with the breathing, a few deep breaths may be enough to trigger the relaxation response when you're stressed - for example, before giving a talk or having an interview.
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Date: 2007-06-16 05:47 pm (UTC)Deep breathing involves no talent for meditation or anything magical at all: it simply triggers a physiological response in the brainstem, causing your body to relax. So just keep practicing it. I can be very, very helpful, or so I've found. It's useful for stress at other times too - once your body and brain have learned to associate relaxation with the breathing, a few deep breaths may be enough to trigger the relaxation response when you're stressed - for example, before giving a talk or having an interview.
Good luck!