Dearest Client,
Soon after I last wrote to you, we lost our childcare and most of my days became consumed with taking care of our 10 month old son. If there is one bright spot with sheltering in place, it has been the opportunity to crawl around on the floor, be silly and laugh with my amazing son.
Unfortunately, this hasn't left me a lot of time to connect with you, or create the online resources I had hoped would offer some support while we are all stuck at home. I am happy to say that I have been working on a short video with a breathing exercise that has been extremely helpful for many of my clients to manage anxiety and learn diaphragmatic breathing in an organic way. I have been getting requests to make a video of this exercise for years...and years, I'm so glad to finally have something to show you. You can find it here, or on the video link below.
Why is diaphragmatic breathing important? If you are under stress, you are probably not using your full breathing capacity. If you are new to breathing exercises, this exercise can be especially helpful for shifting out of an anxious state. If your breathing has become shallow, sped up or stuck in your chest or belly, it can train you to trust your nervous system and its capacity return to ease. You should be able to shift into a state of calm fairly quickly doing this exercise and it can also improve your breathing capacity. If you are a more advanced breathwork practitioner, and you feel off from doing other breathing exercises, this can be a good way to return to a feeling that your nervous system knows what to do to keep things functioning without you having to consciously manage it.
Send me an email or post in the video comments if you have any questions. I would love to hear from you, whether you are doing well or not.
Stay safe out there and be in touch if there's anything I can help with.
Sending love and appreciation,
David Murphy.