Are You Remembering to Breathe These Days?

Today marks three weeks since the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, TX, which wasn’t far behind the shooting in Buffalo, NY, and amidst so many other shootings that result in needless dying. As the second amendment states, “well regulated” means smart gun ownership, and the stress of how far we are from that right now can be overwhelming.

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It feels like that concept of really breathing has become a little harder lately. I know it’s important, but, somehow, it's harder.

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Stress hormones affect respiratory and cardiovascular systems, whether it's to speed up breathing, constrict the chest so it's harder to breathe or make us forget to breathe altogether. Our brains require oxygen to function, which is why there’s such a direct link between breathing and productivity.

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𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗮 𝗳𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄...

𝗣𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲.

𝗨𝗻𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗷𝗮𝘄.

𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘅 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀.

𝗦𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱.

𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵.

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I’m joining you in this exercise. Amidst the stress of life, how do you prioritize breathing?

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