When to Breathe « Harmony at Work

When to Breathe

As a follow up to the previous post on diaphragmatic breathing, you may find it helpful to keep “breathe” reminder at your desk, or on your computer screen, such as:

If you’d like a printable version, you can download it here.

You might experiment with this technique of taking a few deep breaths to boost your energy in the following situations:

Before answering the phone.
Before making a call.
In the middle of a call.
Before walking into a meeting.
While waiting to give a presentation.
When you’re running out of time.
While waiting in line.
When stuck in traffic.
Upon hearing bad news.

Do you have other suggested situations of when to take a deep breath? Post a comment!

What are these?

Tags: calm, diaphragmatic breathing, energy, stress, techniques, tension

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2 Responses to “When to Breathe”

Latha Gupta says:

September 12, 2009 at 1:45 pm

These techniques are a very helpful and precious toolkit to me. It works instantaneously and has been a great support in leading some difficult conversations and on many days where I had to stretch myself and my team to deliver seemingly insurmountable tasks. I would recommend give them a sincere try and it could would very well for you to.

warm regards
Latha
Rehan says:

September 24, 2009 at 11:56 pm

In recent studies, the stress of work has been one of the major factors causing high level of stress and thus leading to many diseases. Work stress cannot be just reduced without understanding the underlying factors. We work more coz we need more money. Why do we need more money? coz that makes us look prestigious in society. Why is it that way? coz people with more money are given more respect. So here is the catch, we as a society do not have to give more respect to people just coz they have more money. Instead more respect should be given to people who are pious, well-mannered and of good character.

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When to Breathe

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