Three Breaths Before Breakfast

A sixty-second morning ritual that costs nothing and needs no equipment.

Before you reach for your phone, try this. Sit on the edge of the bed with both feet on the floor.

• Breath one: in through the nose for four counts, out for six. Feel your feet.
• Breath two: in for four, hold for four, out for six. Relax your jaw and shoulders.
• Breath three: in for four, out for six, and name one thing you want from the day.

Long, slow exhales are one of the simplest ways to shift the body toward calm. Three of them will not fix a hard week, but they set the tone. Your cat, who has been staring at you since five, will approve of anything that ends with breakfast.

The Cat House Foundation ■ Modeling for a Cause. Photo: Pexels.