19/12/2025
😩If you’re feeling stressed or overwhelmed during this festive period here’s 1 thing you can do to help you feel calm. 👇
🛌Lay on your back
📖Place a book on your belly
😮💨Breathe into your belly
🫁Your belly will rise and raise the book as you breathe in and lower the book as you breathe out.
⏪I’m resharing this Reel from this day 1 year ago. I hope it helps.
😤When you are stressed and anxious you are more likely to unconsciously hold your breath and breathe shallowly from your chest.
😎When you breathe fully and into your belly you are activating you relaxation response (your parasympathetic nervous system). This helps you to put the brakes on stress and take you out of your fight or flight response.
✅You can give this a go anytime you’re feeling stressed or overwhelmed.
⏳If you don’t have time to lay down you can do it sitting up and place your hands on your tummy so you can feel your hands moving as your belly expands.
💝Give yourself the gift of calm this Christmas by belly breathing. The breath is not just for Christmas it’s for life.
😊Let me know how you get on.
❤️Save this post and share with someone you care about who could benefit from this tip.
🎄Merry Christmas everyone. I’m going to take this time to pause, breathe and just be over the festive period.
See you soon and thanks a million.
Kelly xx❤️
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