People Swear By This Five Finger Breathing Hack to Calm Down

There’s this super simple stress calming trick that’s gone viral called “Five Finger Breathing” and Sisanie shared it's so easy to do anywhere:

You hold out one hand with your fingers relaxed and spread, then trace up the outside of your thumb as you slowly inhale and trace down the other side as you exhale.

You keep going finger by finger, inhaling as you trace up and exhaling as you trace down.

By the time you finish all five fingers, you’ve taken five slow, intentional breaths without even thinking too hard about it.

The tracing helps pull your mind away from spiraling thoughts and back into your body so your nervous system shifts from stressed to calm.

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