Box Breathing
- Life’s Challenges Support Group
- Jul 7
- 1 min read
This exercise incorporates a kinesthetic component that helps increase focus and attention span.
Touch your hand just above the joint where the thumb connects to your hand
Draw a line with your finger to the base of your pointer finger and stop. This is the inhale for a count of four. (could add a physiological sigh here) (sometimes cued with the word extra or sniff)
While continuing to keep contact with your hand draw a line with your finger to the base of your pinky finger and stop. This is where you hold your breath for a count of four.
While continuing to keep contact with your hand draw a line down to just above the joint where your hand connects to your wrist and push gently into your hand on the count of four
Then draw a line to the place on your hand where you started as the count continues to eight and stop. This is the exhale for a count of eight. If the lines, you traced on your hand where visible they should resemble a square box.
