Belly breathing

Let the belly rise on a slow breath in through the nose, then a longer breath out through pursed lips. The seconds are a pacer. The written cue is slow in, longer out through pursed lips.

The seconds are a product default.

Sources

• American Lung Association teaching describes belly breathing as a slow breath in through the nose while the belly rises, and a longer breath out through pursed lips. Breathing Exercises

Skip this

• Skip this if a controlled breath feels strained.
• Skip the first try if breathing already feels short.

Stop if

• Stop if you feel dizzy, lightheaded, tingling in the lips or fingers, chest pain, heart pounding or irregular beats, visual change, nausea, headache, or panic that is rising rather than settling. Sit or lie down. Breathe quietly, without controlling the breath, until it passes.
• If chest pain, fainting, or trouble breathing does not settle, seek urgent care.