Spontaneous relaxation at the workplace

Everything too much? Relax in a flash in just 5 minutes.

Many of us know it from our normal working day: the moment when everything seems too much.

The phone won't stop ringing, the next deadline is looming and five more to-do's need to be done immediately. Your pulse begins to race, you start sweating profusely and you already know that you will jump from zero to 100 at the next small deviation. Finally, panic sets in. For a brief moment, you just want to cry or drop everything.


To get out of this extreme strain on your body and mind, it is important that you quickly return to a state of relaxation. With this exercise, you can do this in just a few minutes.

 

Immediate help with spontaneous relaxation

And this is how it works:

  1. Close your eyes, concentrate on yourself and breathe in a little deeper than usual.
  2. Breathe out again in one movement, i.e. without holding your breath after inhaling.
  3. When you have exhaled, hold your breath for about six to ten seconds, counting from 1001 to 1006 or 1010 in your mind. Find out for yourself which time is most comfortable for you.
  4. After holding your breath, inhale again, exhale in one movement (without holding your breath) and then hold it for another six to ten seconds.


Now repeat this breathing exercise for a few minutes or until you are much more relaxed and calm.