When anxiety starts to creep up, your body already has a built-in tool to snap you back into a calmer state: the Physiological Sigh. In this quick breakdown, Johnathan Mark Smith (The Behavior Change Coach) explains how to perform this simple breathing technique to immediately lower your stress response.
We cover:
How to Do It: Inhale through your nose, take a second short "sip" of air at the top, and let out a long, slow exhale through your mouth.
The Science Behind the Sigh: Why the double inhale reinflates tiny air sacs in your lungs and signals to your nervous system that the emergency is over.
From Symptom Relief to Lasting Change: How creating calmer moments helps you make better decisions—and why changing underlying patterns is key to long-term anxiety management.
Be sure to save this video so it's ready when you need it! If anxiety is controlling your life more than you'd like, DM the word CALM to start changing the pattern—not just managing symptoms.