Why Can't I Get a Full Breath — A 10-Minute Meditation for Air Hunger & Anxiety
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This episode features a 10-minute meditation focused on addressing air hunger and anxiety through ocean breath techniques.
Why Can't I Get a Full Breath? — A 10-Minute Meditation for Air Hunger & Anxiety | Ocean Breath Why can't I get a full breath? You've yawned, you've sighed, you've tried a really deep breath, and somehow none of it felt satisfying. If you've been searching for why you can't get a full breath with anxiety, stay with me. For the next ten minutes, we're going to stop chasing the perfect breath. If this catches you somewhere without your headphones, Anchored has specialised visual breathing tools you can simply follow, no counting required: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/anchored-panic-anxiety/id6785035669 Hosted by clinical hypnotherapist and former paramedic Martin Hewlett, today's session uses ocean breath — a soft, quiet breath through the nose with a gentle narrowing at the back of the throat — to interrupt the urge to chase a bigger and bigger breath. The episode explores how breathing, something the body normally manages entirely on its own, can turn into a job you're anxiously supervising, and offers a gentle way to hand that job back. **A brief note:** if breathlessness is new, unusual, worsening, or comes with chest pain or significant difficulty breathing, please seek…
People in this episode
Host: Martin Hewlett
Topics covered
- breathing techniques
- anxiety relief
- meditation
- ocean breath
- mental health
Keywords
- breath
- anxiety
- meditation
- ocean breath
- breathing patterns
- mental health
- relaxation
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Products: Anchored
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