This is an article I wrote for MysticMag - full article here along with other breathworker's articles - https://www.mysticmag.com/psychic-reading/experts-breathwork-2/

Breathe Better, Live Better: How to Integrate Breathwork Into Everyday Life

Breath is the ultimate state changer. Breathwork isn’t just for sessions or workshops - it’s a powerful set of tools we can weave into daily life for more energy, resilience, and calm. And it all starts with one simple thing: awareness.

Most of us breathe unconsciously, shallowly, and in ways that keep us in low-level stress. The first step in transforming our breath is noticing it.

Step 1: Build Breath Awareness

Try this (not while driving, operating machinery, or if you have a serious illness):

Hold your breath. Notice how quickly discomfort and panic arise. Then, when you breathe again, feel the relief as your breath returns. This shows how vital breath is and how quickly stress builds when we restrict it. Poor breathing creates long-term low-level stress.

Now, let’s consciously breathe better. Instead of just breathing into the chest, expand the breath:

• Down into the low belly, low back, and sides of the ribs
• Then up into the back, sides and chest

Breathe in slowly through the nose and out even slower through the mouth. The longer the exhale, the more your nervous system relaxes.

Step 2: Daily Breathing Habits for Long-Term Change

• Morning reset – 5 minutes of slow, deep belly and back breathing.
• Stress dissolver – Take 3 fast, full breaths, then 5 long slow breaths (repeat 3x).
• Breath movement – When walking or running, breathe through your nose. Every 5 minutes, hold your breath for a few steps, then return to nose breathing.
• Bed time – 5 minutes of deep breathing with long exhalations 30 mins before bed and again when in bed improves sleep.

The more we regulate our breath, the more we expand our ability to handle stress, and elevated emotion.

The Naturally Ecstatic Way teaches you how to breathe better, to live better - https://naturally-ecstatic.thinkific.com/courses/the-naturally-ecstatic-way