When Anxiety Hits Out of Nowhere, Try This Simple Breathing Trick to Calm Down Fast
If you’ve ever wondered how to calm anxiety fast, this episode is for you.
I’m sharing a step-by-step tutorial on my go-to anxiety breathing technique - box breathing - and explaining why it works from a biological, God-designed perspective.
We’ll talk about how breathing helps regulate your nervous system, why this technique is effective because of anatomy and physiology (not spirituality), and how learning to care for your body is part of honoring God. You’ll also learn exactly how to do box breathing, when it helps the most, and why it may not work as quickly as you expect and what to do instead.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
Why anxiety is a biological response, not a personal failure
How breathing directly impacts your nervous system
Step-by-step instructions for box breathing
How to use breathing to help calm anxiety and emotions
Common reasons breathing techniques don’t work right away
How to pair breathing with faith
You are not broken because you struggle with anxiety. You are learning how to care for the body and mind God gave you.
xo,
Kristen