Breathing Exercise

• Place your hands on your stomach. As you inhale, breathe deeply but slowly so that your hands rise with your stomach. 
• As you exhale slowly, practice breathing so that your hands drop with your stomach.
• Inhale slowly through your nose with your mouth closed; don’t rush or force in the air.
• Exhale slowly through your mouth with your lips in the whistling position.
• Breathe out for twice as long as you breathe in."

"Advice to Counselors: Steps for Introducing a Breathing Exercise" from Trauma-Informed Care in Behavioral Health Services. 2014. Accessed 5/18/2020.