# @autumncalabrese on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DBKIWxaotpS
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/32933001-autumncalabrese-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-10-15T20:41:41.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** AUTUMN CALABRESE (@autumncalabrese) — https://gondola.cc/autumncalabrese

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Yes, I have anxiety & it can be pretty bad at times.  I have also dealt with a lot of stress in my life (I don’t share EVERYTHING) on social media.  My stress & anxiety have played a big role in my hormone imbalances.  Constant stress triggers cortisol which is great in acute situations but is very bad when it’s constant.  I’ve tried a lot of different things over the years to help with my anxiety & stress, usually the only thing that worked was physical movement.  That’s why I always say, good day, bad day work it out.  But I can’t always be in motion so I had to find another way. 

Enter breath work.  So simple.  We all breathe, all day every day.  But I was a shallow, chest breather which doesn’t help get you into the parasympathetic nervous system (rest and digest). That comes from DEEP breathing.  Deep breathing is one of the bodies strongest self-healing tools. It lowers blood pressure, reduces heart rate,decreases stress hormones, oxygenates blood, exercises the lungs, increases physical and mental energy and strengthens the immune system. 

One of the breath patterns I use throughout every day is 5-5, in for 5 counts slowly through the nose breathing deep into the belly, feeling the lungs expand, and then a slow exhale through the mouth for 5 counts.  Just 1-2 minutes of this and I instantly feel the shift in my body.

All these benefits is why I included breath work in bellevitale and I am so excited that we’ve teamed up with the breathwrk app to include 3 months FREE with Belle Vitale!  You’ll be able to learn all the different breath patterns that I use for stress relief, sleep, and even energy.

Curious if you have tried breath work, let me know in the comments

#fitover40 #hormonehealth #breathwork #bellevitale

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