Has anyone else been feeling tired, anxious and overwhelmed the last couple of weeks?

Some attribute it to mercury retrograde, others attribute it to a hectic schedule. Irrespective of the category you put it in, life is not getting easier and we are in fact as a society becoming more anxious, depressed and out of control.

So how do we combat our fast paced, overachieving nature to find calm among the chaos? The answer is; YOUR BREATH.

Take a deep breath in. Now let it out. Do you notice the immediate difference in how you feel? Your breath is a powerful tool to ease stress, anxiety and positively impact your health.

Why? Because controlling your breathing calms your brain, it regulates your blood pressure, it taps into the brain’s emotional control regions, it can positively affect your memory, current research is looking into it’s impact on the immune system and energy metabolism. Are you impressed?

This week’s video from our in-house yoga and meditation guide Anja Tyrrell takes you through a simple and very effective breathing exercise that you can practice daily