2 Breathing Exercises to Calm Your Nervous System | Box Breathing + Longer Exhale

Try these two simple breathing exercises whenever you need to slow down, reconnect with your body, and create a little more space inside yourself. In this guided practice, I’ll walk you through: ✨ Box breathing using an even four-count rhythm ✨ A four-count breath with a longer exhale ✨ Simple ways to notice your body without forcing yourself to feel calm A longer, slower exhale can help signal safety to the body. You don’t need to breathe perfectly—and you never need to push past what feels comfortable. Let this be an invitation to meet yourself exactly where you are. This practice follows my guided 10-count breathing exercise. Explore the full breathwork series here. 📓 Explore the Golden Shadow Journal The parts of you that you’ve hidden, minimized, or learned to make more acceptable may also hold your confidence, creativity, power, and visibility. The Golden Shadow Journal is a guided experience designed to help you recognize, reclaim, and integrate those hidden qualities—so you can come home to more of who you already are. Get your journal here: https://inneralchemyconsulting.com/go... Subscribe for more guided breathwork, shadow work, somatic practices, emotional integration, and embodied visibility. With love, Andrea Arledge Inner Alchemy Consulting Please practice in a safe place and stop if you become dizzy, lightheaded, or uncomfortable. This practice is educational and is not a substitute for medical or mental health care. #BoxBreathing #BreathingExercises #NervousSystemRegulation