“Box breathing got me through my exams”

Leo is a fictional member, but his story is typical of the questions we get.

“My hands used to shake turning over the first page of an exam paper. My mind would go blank for the first ten minutes.

I practised box breathing every night for three weeks before my finals, always at my desk so it felt connected to studying. On the day, I did four rounds before the paper was handed out, and another round any time I got stuck.

The nerves didn’t disappear, but the blank-mind panic did. Now I do it before job interviews too.”