Deep-breathing exercises often amount to 5–6 deep breaths per minute. Sit down with a stopwatch and do 5 minutes of deep breathing, with 6 breaths per minute. As you practice, you won’t need to watch each minute, as you will become familiar with your rate of breathing. As you go, just set yourself a 10–15-minute alarm and sit down to do some deep breathing. This is the perfect activity to bring into other parts of your life: at a meeting, sitting in traffic, during a heated discussion.
