Living with a chronic lung condition can be challenging, but it doesn’t have to control your life. There are many techniques that can be incorporated into your daily routine that will help you manage your lung disease. A major symptom reported by individuals with a chronic lung disease is shortness of breath. It’s a scary feeling not being able to take a normal breath. Many individuals suffer from chronic anxiety due to the constant breathlessness. Mindfulness is a type of meditation that helps calm anxiety and breathlessness in those who have a chronic lung condition.
Mindfulness is the quality of being present and fully engaged with whatever you are doing at the moment. When we are mindful, we are free from distraction and aware of our thoughts and feelings without getting caught up in them. Being focused on the moment allows for a more objective and less automatic interpretation of reality.
The most common route to a state of mindfulness is meditation. Grounding meditation is an easy, stress relieving activity that takes 2-3 minutes and it can be completed anywhere. The goal of grounding is to bring awareness to the present moment, and focus on the stimuli and environment around us.
Ready to give the grounding exercise a try? First, pause what you are doing and take a deep breath in through the mouth and out through pursed lips. Now let’s begin:
You now have a good awareness of what is surrounding you at this moment. Grounding is something that is super easy, quick and can be performed anywhere. Whenever you are feeling anxious, breathless or stressed, try practicing grounding.
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Try to incorporate mindfulness and grounding meditation into your daily routine. If you practice this enough, it can become second nature, similar to brushing your teeth. It’s simple, quick and has many benefits.
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