25/10/2025
Diaphragmatic breathing, also known as belly breathing, helps activate your body’s calm system and regulate your nervous system.
When you breathe deeply into your belly, your diaphragm moves downward, allowing your lungs to expand fully. This helps slow your heart rate, lower tension, and create a sense of calm.
Here’s how to practise diaphragmatic breathing:
1. Sit or lie down in a comfortable position and place one hand on your chest and one on your belly.
2. Inhale slowly through your nose for four counts, allowing your belly to rise as the air fills your lungs.
3. Exhale gently through your mouth for six counts and feel your belly fall.
4.Repeat for one minute, keeping your shoulders relaxed and your focus on the rise and fall of your belly.
This simple technique helps bring your body out of stress mode and back into a balanced, relaxed state.
Save this post to practise whenever you feel anxious, tense, or overwhelmed.
