Relaxed Breathing
This simple meditative breathing exercise will help you re-establish calm breathing. It is a good first-aid exercise to see you through difficult emotional situations.
1. Sit or recline in a quiet room with your eyes closed. Visualize your thoughts as a mass of bubbles. Exhale slowly through your mouth. As you do so, imagine all these thought bubbles being blown away. You will already begin to feel more relaxed.
2. Now re-direct your entire attention to your nostrils. Breathe in and out through your nose, and as you do so visualize the air passing through the nostrils at your command.
3. If your mind starts to wander, don't give up. Simply re-focus your attention on your nostrils and try to let the sensation of breathing fill your consciousness.
4. Practice this exercise for as long as is comfortable. Repeat it daily until you feel yourself breathing naturally.