It’s a fresh start to a fresh week. So much to look forward to, so much to do. So much to conquer. Then you suddenly realize that today, it’s a Monday. It can, and mostly is, a stressful day. And, it comes upon the unwilling stressed out souls, like a cloud that covers the sun on a shunned, cold wintery morning. All we did like to do during such mornings, is maybe go back to sleep or just not do anything at all. It comes for us every week, irrespective of who we’re or aren’t. Not that I would know any of it, but I do have some friends who can never escape the blues it rains down on their weekly march.
There mayhaps be a cure though. No, not a massage or anything that would end up making you spend your greens or something that would cause more stress than Monday itself. It’s just that you need to breathe deeply, through your abdomen. And, you can do this on any day of the week. All you need is to be able to breathe. Deep abdominal breathing A.K.A diaphragmatic breathing or belly breathing is breathing that is done by expanding your abdomen, and with using your diaphragm as oppose to breathing via expanding your chest. Ideally, you should be doing this for about 10 breaths, 10-15 times a day.
Deep breathing is said to improve your bodily functions, as well as de-stress you to quite an extent. Handy for the blues today, no? Don’t take my word for it.
Here’s How To Practice Abdominal Breathing
Bonus: Six Awesome Gifs To Help You Relax, And Breathe
Here’s the cherry on that de-stressing cake: Six awesome gifs by the good people over at destressmonday.org, help you relax, and breathe better. Pick a gif, and then try breathing with the shape; as it expands breathe in, and as it collapses breathe out. Make sure you’re breathing through your diaphragm, while using these gifs. These will definitely make your Monday feel a tad bit better, if nothing more.
Try breathing with the shape; as it expands breathe in, and as it collapses breathe out.
Try breathing with the shape; as it expands breathe in, and as it collapses breathe out.
Try breathing with the shape; as it expands breathe in, and as it collapses breathe out.
Try breathing with the shape; as it expands breathe in, and as it collapses breathe out.
Try breathing with the shape; as it expands breathe in, and as it collapses breathe out.
Try breathing with the shape; as it expands breathe in, and as it collapses breathe out.
