Recent tension in your life or the aftermath of a challenging situation could leave you feeling high-strung today. You may feel you're under a great deal of pressure to accomplish your duties while maintaining an active personal life. The stress you harbor as you attempt to fulfill your obligations to yourself and others could have a negative impact on your body. One method of relaxation that can combat the anxiety in your mind and alleviate the tension in your body is deep breathing. Try sitting in a quiet, comforting place and surrender the weight of your body to the chair supporting you. Inhale deeply and say, "I am." Then exhale deeply and say, "Relaxed." Doing this for 10 minutes today could help you achieve a state of peaceful awareness.

Deep breathing promotes relaxation in the mind and the body. Because these aspects of self are so intimately intertwined, tension in one can cause tension in the other. Deep breathing increases your sense of vitality and makes you feel good in a very natural way. It promotes clarity of mind that can help you put your current situation into perspective and let go of stress. When you breathe deeply, many of your muscles and organs are stimulated and life-sustaining oxygen spreads rapidly through your body's systems. As you inhale, you take in all that is positive, and as you exhale you divest yourself of negativity. Breathing deeply may be all you need to do today to restore your sense of bodily and mental calm.