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As a Physiotherapist she noticed stress and overwhelm in her patients

Using breath as a catalyst for change on your nervous system

Changing Stress flight or fight response into your rest, digest and recover

Get to the green calm zone with Diaphragm breathing 

The Diaphram touches the front side and back.  

Belly breathing should be the norm.  Chest breathing is for intense exercise

Emma starts with calming before strength and stabilizing

Your diaphragm is actually only a one-way muscle.

When you start to train your diaphragm to be stronger on the inhale and allows your body to deal with stress as well

For Calm, Exhale for a longer time E.g. Start with 2 seconds in, 4 seconds out

My personal observations on people with shallow breathing

Yawning, gasping or sighing are indications of a breathing dysfunction

The importance of incorporating breathing outside of a set time of day

My digression on why focusing on getting to the gym does not equate in a healthy life (what are you doing the rest of the day)? 

Better habits often require a very conscious effort

Gauge your Calm levels (E.g. 10 is a fantastic vacation, a 1 is fight or flight) and plan accordingly.  Is it OK if you feel like a 5?

Coaching - Emma points out that I have tense shoulders and breath too much through my chest

Tips for- Waking up in the middle of the night

  1. Awareness of breath\
  2. 4-7-8 breathing pattern: In 4, Hold 7, out 8
  3. Try confusing yourself with listening to a meditation while breathing deeply
  4. Count Inhale and exhales as ‘1’ and go to 10 and start over


Tips for- a better night's rest

  1. Unwind with a meditation and journaling
  2. Consider taping your mouth tape
  3. Focus on letting muscle tension go prior to bed
  4. Emma prefers ‘special’ pharma-grade magnesium
  5. Try adding Magnesium to electrolytes to stave off alcohol side effects


Emma starts her day by focusing on…

  1. Her breathing
  2. Self approval 
  3. Gratitude (I digress on how this is a time tested under rated tool)
  4. Emma leverages Breath and Gratitude to change her Mindset


Emma’s Tip for recharging -  Go outside and be in nature & Learn to Pause


How to Achieve RESTORATION through better breathing 


Emma’s Website

Thebreatheffect.com


Emma’s Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/thebreatheffect/



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