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What is box breathing? Box breathing is a simple yet powerful breathing technique that can help you to relax, focus, and manage stress. It is also known as square breathing or 4-7-8 breathing. To do box breathing, follow these steps: Find a comfortable position where you can sit or lie down with your back straight. Place one hand on your chest and the other on your stomach. Breathe in through your nose for a count of four. Hold your breath for a count of seven. Breathe out through your mouth for a count of eight. Repeat steps 3-5 for a total of four rounds. As you breathe, focus on the rise and fall of your stomach. If you find your mind wandering, gently bring it back to your breath. Benefits of box breathing Box breathing has been shown to have a number of benefits, including: Reducing stress and anxiety Improving focus and concentration Reducing blood pressure Slowing heart rate Promoting relaxation and sleep How to use box breathing Box breathing can be used in a variety of sett...

Problems Sleeping? Here Is A Relaxing 10 Minute Talkdown to Sleep  For more guided meditations from the same people go here: http://tinyurl.com/meditateTHG

Be Lulled to Gentle Sleep Blissful Sleep- a Guided Talk-down  A sleepy, gentle and effective guided talk-down to help induce sleep. Feel yourself floating on a soft cloud as you're lulled by gentle music!   A sleepy, gentle and effective guided talk-down to help induce sleep. Feel yourself floating on a soft cloud as you're lulled by gentle music!   With a gentle guiding voice and a slow, non-waking fade at the end. Music: Falling Leaves Photograph of 1943 Sincerity Composer, all tracks: Alexander Khaskin (SOCAN)  Publisher, Lynne Publishing (PRS) Download the extended 20 min version here - http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/thehonestguys3

  5 Secrets to Falling Asleep More Easily I found this great post by coach, Shana Montesol Johnson, and thought you would find it interesting. "What does getting a good night’s sleep have to do with career success?  You might be surprised.  The topic of sleep comes up frequently in my coaching sessions with international development professionals.  They tend to be hard-working, intelligent, successful people…who are exhausted.  They know they’re not at the top of their game when they don’t get enough sleep. My clients’ sleep is affected by late night conference calls with colleagues in different time zones, frequent international travel, and the sheer volume of work that their jobs entail.  Many of them try to maximize time with family and/or loved ones in the evenings, and then put in a few more hours of work.  They then fall into bed, exhausted, yet find it difficult to “shut down” their brains and fall asleep. If you’ve experi...

Trouble Sleeping?  Pressure Points That Can Be Massaged To Help You Sleep A video guide to pressure point that can be massaged to help you sleep. Wendy Mason is a career coach.  She helps people reach their goals and aspirations, without sacrificing their home and personal life.  Before working as a coach, Wendy had a long career in both the public and private sectors in general management and consultancy as well as spells in HR.  She now divides her time between coaching and writing. You can contact Wendy at  wendymason@wisewolfcoaching.com  and find out more at  http://wisewolfcoaching.com Related articles Something to brighten and lighten you heart - Friendship Song John Rohn on Sowing and Reaping The Medicine Wheel Managing Difficult Conversations:9 Questions to Ask Yourself

Eastern Screetch-Owl Are You A Lark or An Owl? Understand Your Body Clock! Your body clock enables you to synchronise the working of your body with day and night. The actual 'clock' is a cluster of about 10,000 nerve cells deep in your brain in the hypothalamus. T he hypothalamus controls  body temperature ,  hunger ,  thirst ,  fatigue,  sleep , and  circadian cycles - your body clock. Light coming in through the eyes helps the body clock to keep in time with day or night and it resets slightly every day. One of the most important ways in which the body clock works is by triggering the production of hormones such as the stress hormones, adrenalin and cortisol, produced by the adrenal glands, and melatonin, a hormone secreted during darkness by the pineal gland in the brain, which helps regulate sleep cycles. Knowing how your internal body clock works can help you make the most of your waking hours.  It is quite natural for s...