This is episode 1,790.

Welcome to the Daily Meditation Podcast.

I'm Mary Meckley and we continue with our series this week all about simplifying simplicity.

So I welcome you and honor you for simplifying your life. It's one of the most important things

you can do, especially in what seems like an epidemic of distraction and overwhelm.

So in today's episode, you are going to discover one of the fastest and easiest ways to instantly calm your mind and body and that's with the breathing techniques. Your breath is interconnected with your

emotional state and so when you calm your breath, you automatically calm your state.

So you can improve your mood simply by calming your mind and body with your breath.

This is a simple breathing technique that you can do,

whether you're seated on your meditation cushion or chair or as you go about your busy day.

These meditation techniques are portable so carry them with you and do them during the most stressful times of your day.

So this technique I do often when I'm feeling stressed. I often do it when I'm feeling impatient, such as when I'm sitting in

traffic or maybe I'm waiting for someone and I'm feeling a little irritated and so I'll do the

breathing technique and it helps to calm my mind and body instantly. This breathing technique is a simple

technique to remember. If you just remember the number three, I've shared a similar technique where you have a count using your

breath to the number five. well in this breathing technique today I encourage you to inhale

through your nose to the count of three. Then hold your breath for the count of three and

then exhale through your nose to the count of three. Do this three times.

Inhaling and exhaling to the count of three.

And inhale and exhale through your nose.

When you inhale through your mouth,

you have a different reaction.

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