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Stress is an everyday part of our life, and not only during work activities, but also in private life. Some types of stress have a very positive effect on both the physical and the mental side of human health and primarily benefit the development of our abilities and can motivate us to better performance. That is also why many people seek out adrenaline sports or discomfort or watch horror films. However, if stress exceeds a tolerable threshold, when it stops being beneficial and begins to negatively affect our mental health, it subsequently has a very strong impact on physical health as well. If you very often struggle with stress, it needs to be reduced in an appropriate way. In the long term, a number of means help to relax both body and mind, and through them we are able to maintain an optimal psychological balance. These include, above all, sufficient sleep, free time, sporting activities and healthy relationships. In an occasional stressful situation it is then good to use techniques that allow the body to calm down quickly. One of them is breathing with the tongue on the palate.
Quick and effective method of relaxation in a stressful situation
The method based on breathing through the tongue and stimulating the palate is very beneficial if you need to calm down quickly. It is a special breathing technique during which you concentrate on a specific point, thereby allowing body and mind to eliminate all distracting influences of the surroundings and at the same time slow down all bodily processes. Moreover, it has been proven that if this technique is included among daily rituals, it calms the organism so much that it becomes more resistant to stressful situations. The procedure of the technique is as follows:
- touch the palate with your tongue and press gently
- gradually inhale over 4 seconds
- then hold your breath for 7 seconds
- subsequently exhale slowly (the exhale should last approximately 8 seconds)
The technique helps not only to relieve stress, it also soothes the nerves and at the same time promotes calm falling asleep. For overall better physical and mental health apply the technique 4 times a day – it will relieve not only stress, but after two to three months you will notice positive physiological changes, primarily related to blood pressure and digestion.
