What mindfulness teaches us is how to bring a non judgmental awareness to our thoughts. It allows us the mercy to acknowledge the stimulus—the thing stressing us out—and then take a pause and breathe before we respond.
Just Breathe: The Wisdom and Science Behind Intentional Breathing
Have you ever gotten really worked up about something - something that made you super nervous or anxious, or super angry - and someone told you to “just breathe”? If you’re like me, that just may have made you even more nervous or frustrated in the moment. It’s not like you weren’t breathing already, right? How was that going to help? Well, let’s talk about why “just breathe” is actually some really good advice.