Breathing practice is the most portable and perhaps the most powerful body-based form of stress management. Slow and deep breathing engages the parasympathetic nervous system to tone down the stress response and enhances the relaxation response restoring the body’s natural capacity to heal, and improving mood, sleep, and overall health.

Breathing Awareness practice will be given to my client. It not only promotes deep breathing but also helps him to notice if breathing is restricted or tight. It enables him to recognize any holding patterns and provides the opportunity to explore where can be relaxed. He can make the practice part of a daily check-in using an audio file provided.

Male, 68 years old. Criminal Appellate Attorney, working 80 percent time. Overall health is good, an avid biker. Primary source of current stress is caretaking for his wife, who had an early onset of Lewy Body dimentia and requires round-of-clock care since 2021. Has been doing a few yoga stretches as part of warm-up. Never really had a yoga session before, but he feels it could help both with body and stress issues to sustain health and improve QOL.