Breathing is most effective when your stress isn’t that high or when you just need to siphon off the very worst of the stress so you can get through a difficult situation.Ī simple, practical exercise is to breathe in to a slow count of 5, hold that breath for 5, then exhale for a slow count of 10, and pause for another count of 5. Breathingĭeep, slow breaths down-regulate the stress response, especially when the exhalation is long and slow and goes all the way to the end of the breath so your belly contracts. Here are 6 evidence-based strategies to help you complete your stress cycle: 1. Physical activity or any kind of physical movement is one great way to do this, but there are several other ways. In their book Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle, coauthors (and twin sisters) Emily and Amelia Nagoski reveal that completing the stress cycle - finding a way to let our bodies know we’re no longer threatened or in danger and we can stop being stressed - can be the most effective way to avoid burnout and emotional exhaustion.
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