Breathing on a walk

Don’t have time to practise? Then practise on the way somewhere. Matching your breath to your steps turns any walk into a breathing session.

How to do it

1. Walk at a comfortable pace and breathe through your nose.
2. Count your steps as you breathe in. Most people land on 3 or 4.
3. Breathe out for one or two steps more than you breathed in. For example, in for 3 steps, out for 4.
4. Keep it going for a few minutes. If you need to breathe through your mouth, slow down a little.

It works well on the way to work, the school run, or round the block at lunch.