Tools for Managing Stress & Anxiety

Here’s a tool you can immediately try out to activate the parasympathetic nervous system and push back the stress response in real-time:

The physiological sigh.

It’s simple:

• 2 inhales through the nose (one long until you feel you can do no more, and then a second small one)


• 1 long extended exhale through the mouth


• 1–3 times