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5-Minute Box Breathing: a quick guided calming practice

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What does the 5-Min Box Breathing Video cover?

A guided five-minute box breathing practice: breathing in, holding, breathing out and holding again for equal counts, to slow the breath, steady the nervous system and settle anxious energy.

Who is this 5-Min Box Breathing Video for?

Helpful if you: 

😰 Feel anxious, tense or on edge 

⏱️ Have only a few minutes to reset 

🌬️ Want a simple breathing technique you can use anywhere 

 

For therapists: 

Assign this video as a quick in-the-moment regulation skill for clients with anxiety or panic, and as a daily practice before stepping up to the ten-minute version. Check in on how it is going at the next session. Fully HIPAA and GDPR compliant.

Dr Harriet Mellotte

Dr Harriet Mellotte

Clinical Psychologist & CBT Therapist, BABCP

“Offload is a fantastic resource for both clients and therapists. The world of CBT has been lacking an app which enables the sharing of CBT worksheets and homework tasks between clients and therapists, but Offload completely does this, making the service we offer more professional and the benefits to clients greater.”

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