Dr. Aravind Padmaraju teaches a 90-second breathing exercise to calm anxiety fast. Inhale for four, hold for four, exhale for eight, repeat three times. This pattern activates your parasympathetic nervous system and lowers your heart rate.
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Struggling with anxiety? Try this 90-second to calm your mind faster. Anxiety can hit anytime, leaving you overwhelmed. But you don't need to have hours to meditation. Just try this 90-second, can bring an instant relief. So what is that? Follow these 4 steps. So breathe in for count of 4. Breathe in. 1, 2, 3, 4. Hold for count of 4. 1, 2, 3, 4, and exhale for count of 8 slowly. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. So repeat this 3 times and feel the tension melts away. So this activates a parasympathetic nervous system, slowing down your heart rate and shifting your mind into relaxation mode. So try this now and let me know how do you feel. Drop breath if you have tried out this. Keep following for such valuable content.