[IMG]https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/V8RjBDAY30-ZLaTIJGmWeC4CjZE/fit-in/160x160/filters:format_auto-!!-:strip_icc-!!-/2015/07/07/877/n/1922729/da4c1663_edit_img_image_1346497_1433709000_Yoga-***_1_.jpg[/IMG]Plagued by anxiety night after night? Relying on over-the-counter meds? Just **t getting the sleep your body requires? If any of
This sounds all too familiar,
This Breathing Trick will help you get to bed sooner - ** prescriptions required.
The exercise is called the
4-7-8 technique, and Dr. Andrew Weil calls it a "natural tranquilizer for the nervous system." Study after study has linked meditation to
lowered stress levels, and
This easy-to-follow exercise will help you reap some of the de-stressing benefits that come along
With consistent meditation practice.
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Beyond bedtime, Dr. Weil recommends performing
This exercise whenever dealing
With a stressful situation. The next time you can't curb sugar cravings, get into a fight
With your partner, or can't hit the hay because you're overwhelmed, try it out for yourself. You'll start feeling more relaxed immediately. Here's how to do it:
- Place the tip of your tongue against the ridge of tissue just behind your upper front teeth, and keep it there through the entire exercise.
- Exhale completely through your mouth, making a whoosh sound.
- Close your mouth and inhale quietly through your **se to a mental count of four.
- Hold your breath for a count of seven.
- Exhale completely through your mouth, making a whoosh sound to a count of eight.
- This is one breath. **w inhale again and repeat three more times for a total of four cycles.
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