Breathing necklaces date back to the 1600s, when Japanese monks, the komusō, blew air into bamboo flutes to help them achieve a state of zen.
Today’s anxiety breathing necklaces transform this ancient wisdom into a pendant that you can always have with you.
To get the benefits of a breathing necklace, you simply take a deep breath and then exhale into the pendant’s tube. Repeat the process a few times before returning to a normal breathing pattern.
Deep breathing is good for your body. It does a better job of allowing for a full oxygen exchange than shallow breaths can.
Shallow breathing contributes to feelings of anxiety and tension, but deep breathing can do the opposite. Breath practices can be one of the secrets to achieving a lower-stress life. Reducing your stress level could lower your risk of heart disease, boost your immune system, and improve your mental health.
Of course, regularly taking deep breaths doesn’t come naturally to most people. Tools and techniques can aid in the process. That’s where mindful breathing necklaces come in!
How to Use
- Breathe in deeply through your nose.
- Lift the end of the tube to your mouth and place your lips around it.
- Focus on relaxing your muscles and releasing tension.
- Exhale slowly through the tube for 8 to 10 seconds. Any sound produced should be low in tone. If you hear a high whistle, then you are pushing air out instead of exhaling naturally.
- Remove the breathing necklace from your lips, inhale through your nose, and exhale through the tube again.
- Repeat the entire process for a total of five cycles.
If your main goal is to use this as a mindful breathing exercise, then a cycle of five inhalations and exhalations may be sufficient for grounding you in the present moment.
When you are using the necklace for anxiety, you may need to keep going until you feel calmer, even if that means engaging in more than five repetitions.
