Breath and anxiousness

This week I had a client in who suffers from feeling anxious all the time. She has had some panic attacks but mostly she feels deeply anxious about living. A lot of us do get anxious, I know I do, and definitely have much more than I do now. I know when I get anxious I tighten up, I constrict my body and my breath get’s more shallow! I get so caught up in the thing that is causing me anxiety that I forget to breath deeply into my core, I forget my body. This was a wonderful reminder of how important it is to breath into our body, into our core and deeply into our pelvis. Try it, feel the wonderful relaxation that comes from breathing deeply and caressing your body with your breath. I love to stop, sit or lie and take time to feel my breath touching me from the inside and giving me an internal massage. It is so rejuvenating and relaxing, and I feel less stressed! Let me know how you feel when you do this, I would love to hear your relationship to your breath.