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Box Breathing
📦 The 16-Second "Hack" for an Instant Green Light
If you’ve ever seen a Navy SEAL or a high-performance athlete right before a big moment, they are likely doing one thing: Box Breathing.
When we are in a Yellow Light (anxious/rushed), our breathing becomes shallow and fast. This tells our brain: "The lion is chasing us! Stay in survival mode!" Box Breathing flips the script. By forcing your breath into a slow, rhythmic pattern, you send a physical message to your brain that says: "Everything is fine. You can stand down."
How to do it:
Imagine a square (a box). You are going to spend 4 seconds on each side:
Inhale through your nose for 4 seconds.
Hold that breath for 4 seconds.
Exhale slowly through your mouth for 4 seconds.
Hold the empty lungs for 4 seconds.
Why it’s so great:
It’s Invisible: You can do this during a stressful meeting or a tough conversation, and no one will know.
It Lowers Cortisol: It physically lowers the stress hormones in your blood.
It Stimulates the Vagus Nerve: This is the "Brake Pedal" of your nervous system that brings you back into your Window of Tolerance.
🚀 Community Question:
I want to see how this works for you in real-time.
Give it a try right now (do just 3 rounds of the "Box") and then comment below:
On a scale of 1 to 10—where 1 is "Totally Shutdown" and 10 is "Hyper-Anxious"—how do you feel right now after those 16 seconds? Let’s see how many of us can "breathe" ourselves back into the Green Zone! 👇
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