This three-step breathing technique has shown to be effective to help you get to sleep, though it can take practice and patience. You can also use it, anytime, anywhere, to calm yourself in times of stress.
Here’s what you do:
1. Breathe in for four seconds.
2. Hold breath for seven seconds.
3. Slowly breathe out for eight seconds.
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