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Lisa Butterworth
- Sep 4
- 4 min
Five Methods for Stopping Anxious/Circular/Racing Thoughts
Racing, anxious, circular thoughts, going round and round trying to figure out something, trying to fix something, replaying a past event
If you can, find a safe place where you have some privacy, then try box breathing or triangle breathing (I like a triangle). You can count, or imagine yourself drawing a box or a triangle, long slow exhale (5 count), hold (5 count), slow inhale (5 count), repeat (or if box breathing add a hold at the top as well as the bottom). Try to rea
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Tami Harris
- Jun 26
- 3 min
The Power of Breath
“When life is foggy, path is unclear and mind is dull, remember your breath. It has the power to give you the peace.” -Amit Ray, Beautify
/Irritable bowel Neck and shoulder pain I realize that these symptoms can stem from a number of issues that sit on a vast scale of severity. However, these symptoms also coincide with the everyday act of using a shallow, quick automatic breath from the upper chest. Don’t get me wrong here, I’m not here to tell you that there is a right and
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