| So, what's a deep breath got to do with after | | | | Every one of us whether a friend of someone in |
| breast cancer diagnosis and bilateral mastectomy | | | | treatment, someone in treatment, or someone |
| treatment? Just about every single thing, actually! | | | | who has completed treatment can benefit from |
| And it's free! Yep. Those deep, conscious, | | | | putting more relax time on the schedule. If you're |
| mind-full, air-filled inhales contribute to healing and | | | | lucky enough to live with pets and if you need |
| health and attitude adjustment and everything | | | | help to relax, grab a dog to snuggle with or a |
| good after treatment. You could actually stop | | | | kitty to purr while you 'just hang'. They know the |
| reading right now and just set the timer to | | | | drill! |
| breathe deeply for several moments and be | | | | The point is to slow the anxious, over-whelmed, |
| re-generated and re-enlivened. | | | | racing mind and the benefits are nummy! To |
| Or, maybe it's just I who turned into a shallow | | | | name a few:o Stress reductiono Being in the |
| breather after hearing "Your diagnosis is breast | | | | momento Experience of peaceo In receipt of |
| cancer." UGH...ugh again! Don't like thinking about it; | | | | spurts of joyo Sense of well-being |
| didn't like hearing it, yet here I am, thankfully, still | | | | Yep; all that from just taking the time to breath |
| breathing and enjoying life a whole bunch after | | | | mindfully! It's the free solution to being really here |
| treatment! YES! | | | | in the present moment. When I do this, I often |
| There's this delicious thing called, 'relaxing' that | | | | get brainstorms or answers to something I've |
| didn't used to be part of my daily routine. I was | | | | been pondering. I definitely feel a sense of |
| rushed, filled with anxiety, busy, hectic and on the | | | | satisfaction, more in touch with my creativity and |
| go. Now I relax every single day. Sometimes I | | | | a heightened appreciation of what is 'right' around |
| even relax as I work (what a concept). And you | | | | me after taking this breathing break. You can too! |
| can too. | | | | |