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You can settle yourself even more by doing this simple breathing exercise:

Try this a few more times. You may start to notice that your breath wants to

take a little pause just after you’ve exhaled. If so, let yourself enjoy this tiny

moment of quiet and calm before you breathe in again.

By paying attention to your breath, and by breathing deeply and slowly, you

are helping to trigger a different part of your nervous system—the part that

loosens you up and calms you down.

How do things feel now?

Take

a

slow,

deep

breath

in

through

your

nose.

Let

your

belly

swell

as

you

breathe

in.

Then,

as

you

let

the

air

out

through

your

mouth,

picture

y

our

se

lf

gently

blowing

on

a

dandelion.

Imagine

the

seeds

floating

lazily

on

a

soft

bre

eze.