Gut-Brain Insights Presented by GI Psychology
Dr. Kim Wesley guides a one-minute breathing exercise to show how even brief moments of calm can ease stress, support your gut, and center the mind.
Hello, it’s Doctor Kim Wesley with TI Psychology. In this video, we’re going to demonstrate a one-minute breathing technique that you can fit into your day-to-day life. Did you know that just one minute of calm breathing can help reverse your body’s response to stress and anxiety throughout the day and can have a calming effect on your mind? All you need is one minute to engage in this type of exercise.
So to start, find a comfortable position where you don’t have to move around too much. You can keep your eyes open or closed, whatever feels right for you. Take a breath in through your nose, feeling that nice relaxed feeling, noticing the rise of your chest as you inhale, and then exhale slowly through your mouth, feeling the tension leave your body as you do, and breathe in slowly through your nose, calm, relaxed breath. And exhale slowly through your mouth and another breath in, breathing in that peaceful, calm, relaxed energy and exhale slowly, releasing that stress and tension from your body.