Breathing or relaxation exercises

1. Put it into Words

Describe below your experience with one of the breathing or relaxation exercises in this chapter, including positive and negative reactions, after your first time doing it. Answer these questions: What did you expect? How was the experience different? Did you find any part of it upsetting in any way? What did you like best about it?

2. Put it into Action

Give the breathing or relaxation exercise another try, and describe below how it felt the second time around. Try at least two other techniques from this chapter. Choose one relaxation exercise to add and begin practicing it regularly.